Regarding the policy of adding eight prefectures to the areas to which priority measures such as spread prevention are applied, the minister in charge of economic revitalization Nishimura considered issuing a state of emergency nationwide, but there were dissenting opinions from prefectures where infection was suppressed. He explained that he made the decision based on the fact that he was infected.
Before the addition of eight prefectures, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga, and Kumamoto, to the areas to which priority measures such as spread prevention are applied, the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura made a preliminary report in the Diet. And questions were asked by each party.
Among them, Minister Nishimura said about this policy, "We have been considering making the whole country the subject of a state of emergency, but it is accompanied by restrictions on private rights and we are suppressing infection. I've heard that the prefecture has expressed dissenting opinions. In that situation, we received the consent of all the experts. "
On the other hand, regarding the government policy based on home medical treatment except for critically ill patients, the opposition party has not changed the phrase "mild patients are based on accommodation medical treatment" in the "basic coping policy". On the other hand, Minister Nishimura explained, "This time, we did not change the basic coping policy because it is not uniform nationwide and the decision of the local government remains in the end."
Sharing a sense of crisis without including Hiroshima Prefecture as a priority measure
At the House of Councilors Steering Committee, the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura said that Hiroshima Prefecture was not included in the coverage area of the priority measures. At that point, the index of the medical care provision system is also equivalent to stage 2. We will continue to analyze the infection situation in cooperation with the prefecture and respond flexibly if necessary. "
Then, Minister Nishimura revealed that he had exchanged opinions with Governor Yuzaki of Hiroshima Prefecture on the telephone on the 4th, saying, "Governor Yuzaki had an extremely strong sense of crisis. We would like to support the Governor's efforts as a country, including securing them. "