Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, held an online meeting with the governors of the prefectures where the state of emergency was declared, and said that clusters associated with returning home were occurring in rural areas during the Obon festival. He expressed his intention to thoroughly call for refraining from returning home.
Among them, Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura said, "The number of newly infected people continues to be at an extremely high level that we have never experienced, and the number of seriously ill people has more than tripled in about three weeks. At this rate, we may not be able to receive the right medical care at the right time, which is an extremely difficult situation. "
In addition, he said, "In rural areas, we receive reports every day that there are many clusters with relatives and friends that we meet after a long absence in homecoming," and refrain from returning home or traveling during the Obon festival. , Showed the idea of thoroughly calling.
On the other hand, Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture said, "The situation such as the infection explosion of" Delta strain "cannot be changed unless the human flow is suppressed considerably. Returning to the level of the first state of emergency last spring," People and people We have to think of strong expressions such as "Reduce contact by 80%."