The state of emergency, which had been issued as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, was lifted except for Okinawa Prefecture, and from the 21st, Tokyo and Osaka were shifted to priority measures such as prevention of spread.

With the opening of the Tokyo Olympics a month away, the focus will be on how to prevent the re-spread of the infection.

The state of emergency issued to 10 prefectures was lifted in 20 days except for Okinawa prefecture, and 7 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka have shifted to priority measures such as prevention of spread.



On the 20th, 376 new infections were confirmed in Tokyo, 72 more than the previous Sunday.



The government is wary of the increasing flow of people, especially in Tokyo, as well as concerns about the spread of the more infectious mutant virus "Delta strain" in India.



For this reason, the focus will be on how to prevent the re-spread of the infection, one month before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics.



The government wants to prevent re-expansion at all costs, and is ready to declare a state of emergency without hesitation when the infection situation worsens and the medical care provision system becomes tight.



In addition, in areas where priority measures are applied, we plan to thoroughly implement measures in cooperation with prefectures, considering that restaurants that meet certain requirements will be able to serve alcoholic beverages until 7:00 pm.



On the other hand, in Okinawa, where the state of emergency continues, the number of newly infected people is declining, but the medical care provision system is still extremely strict, and we are taking strong measures such as continuing to request closures from restaurants that provide alcoholic beverages.