As a countermeasure against the new corona virus, the government will add eight prefectures, Hokkaido, Miyazaki, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama, and Hiroshima, to the target areas of the emergency declaration, and will take priority measures such as prevention of spread in Kochi. The policy is to apply it to the four prefectures of Saga, Nagasaki, and Miyazaki, and on the 25th, it will be officially decided after consulting with experts.
The government has issued priority measures such as state of emergency and prevention of spread to a total of 29 prefectures to strengthen measures against the new coronavirus, but the infection situation is worsening in each region.
On the 24th, Prime Minister Suga said after discussing the response with the relevant ministers, "I would like to take thorough measures so that the infection can be suppressed within the strong infectivity of the'Delta strain'."
The government has added eight prefectures, Hokkaido, Miyazaki, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama, and Hiroshima, to the areas covered by the declaration issued in 13 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka, and has taken priority measures such as preventing spread. , Kochi, Saga, Nagasaki, and Miyazaki prefectures.
The period will be from 27th to 12th next month, the same as in the target areas so far, and on the 25th, the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" will be created by experts on infectious diseases. I will consult with you.
Then, if consent is obtained, it will be officially decided by the Countermeasures Headquarters after prior reporting to the Diet and questions.
If decided according to the government policy, the target area of the declaration will be 21 prefectures, and the area to which the priority measures will be applied will be 12 prefectures.