Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, the government plans to issue a fourth state of emergency to Tokyo from July 12th to next month 22nd.
Under the declaration, we are coordinating to request restaurants to stop serving alcoholic beverages, and on the 8th, we will make a decision after consulting with experts.
The state of emergency for Okinawa Prefecture and the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to 10 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka will expire on July 11.
Of these, regarding Tokyo, the government plans to issue a fourth state of emergency during the period from July 12 to August 22, in response to the situation where the spread of infection cannot be stopped. ..
In addition, Okinawa Prefecture has decided to extend the declaration until August 22nd.
Priority measures such as spread prevention will be extended until August 22 for the four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Osaka, while the five prefectures of Hokkaido, Aichi, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka will be lifted on July 11. I am.
Then, in order to strengthen infection control at restaurants, under the declaration, the provision of alcoholic beverages will be requested, and in principle, even in areas where priority measures are applied, the provision will be requested, and the governor will decide to ease the provision. We are making adjustments so that we can do it.
On the 8th, the government consulted with the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made up of experts on infectious diseases, etc., and if consent was obtained, it would report to the Diet in advance and ask questions before the countermeasures headquarters. Will be officially decided at.