As a countermeasure against the new corona virus, the government has added seven prefectures, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka, to the target areas of the state of emergency, and the period will be from August 20 to September 12. It is a policy to do.
The policy is to extend the declarations of six prefectures such as Tokyo, and on the 17th, it will be officially decided after consulting with experts.
The government has declared a state of emergency in 6 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka, and has applied priority measures such as prevention of spread to 13 prefectures. , Over 1600 people, the highest number for 4 consecutive days.
After discussing with the relevant ministers on the 16th, Prime Minister Suga said, "The largest ever spread of infection has continued nationwide." I'm doing my best to minimize the impact. It's my responsibility to do everything in my power to resolve the immediate issues. "
The government will add seven prefectures, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka, to the target areas of the declaration. It will be newly applied to the 10 prefectures of Ehime and Kagoshima, and the period will be from August 20th to September 12th.
In addition, along with this, the declaration of the six prefectures, which is until August 31, and the policy of extending the deadline for the priority measures of the six prefectures, will be made on the 17th by experts on infectious diseases, etc. "Basic measures" I will consult with the Policy Subcommittee.
If consent is obtained, the government will formally decide on the response headquarters after prior reporting to the Diet and questions, and the target area of the declaration will be 13 prefectures, and the priority measures will be applied to 16 prefectures. It will be expanded.