After meeting with the relevant ministers on the 23rd, Prime Minister Suga over the measures against the new coronavirus, on the 25th, an expert on the declaration of an emergency and the expansion of the target area for priority measures such as spread prevention. Showed the idea of ​​consulting with.



In addition, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato revealed that eight prefectures have requested that they be subject to priority measures such as a state of emergency and prevention of spread.

From the 20th of this month, the government will expand the target areas of the state of emergency to 13 prefectures and the areas to which priority measures such as spread prevention will be applied to 16 prefectures, and will take measures against the new coronavirus by the 12th of next month. Although it is strengthening, the infection situation is getting worse in various places.



Under these circumstances, the government is considering whether it is necessary to further expand the target areas of declarations and priority measures issued to 29 prefectures in total, and Prime Minister Kan said on the 24th following the 23rd. In the evening, at the Prime Minister's Office, we had a meeting with the Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura and the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura for about an hour.



After that, Prime Minister Suga told reporters on the 25th that he would consult with the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made up of experts on infectious diseases regarding the expansion of the target areas for declarations and priority measures.



On top of that, "In order to protect the lives of the people, securing beds and temporary medical facilities, a system to contact people who are undergoing medical treatment at home, and the expansion of the use of neutralizing antibody drugs to prevent aggravation are extremely widespread. It is important, and we will continue to do our best. We will do our utmost to control the infection within the strong infectivity of the "Delta strain". "



On the other hand, while reporters asked, "Is it possible to dissolve the House of Representatives even during the period of declaration and priority measures?", Prime Minister Suga said, "I think it is legally possible. I myself have stated that the new corona measures are the highest priority. "

8 Request for prefectural declaration and application of priority measures

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference on the 24th, "Of the 16 prefectures that are implementing priority measures such as prevention of spread, from Hokkaido on the 19th of this month, from Aichi prefecture on the 20th, and Mie prefecture and Gifu prefecture on the 21st. From Hiroshima prefecture yesterday, Shiga prefecture today requested the government to consider the application of emergency measures. Also, on the 18th, Miyazaki prefecture and Iwate prefecture yesterday made priority measures such as prevention of spread. There is a request for application. "

Governor Yuzaki, Hiroshima "Crisis situation of medical care provision system"

At a press conference on the 24th, Governor Yuzaki of Hiroshima Prefecture said, "We couldn't control the flow of people outside the prefecture during the Obon holidays. There is concern that the prefecture's medical care provision system will be in a critical situation in the future. "



He added, "We need to further control the flow of people and prevent the spread of infection. We need to take urgent measures, including legal enforcement capabilities, to do so."

Governor Shiga Crescent "Priority measures invisible"

At a press conference held at the prefectural office on the 24th, the governor of Shiga Prefecture said, "The" priority measures to prevent spread "have been applied to Shiga Prefecture, and the effect has not yet been seen for more than two weeks. We need a prefectural response. "



Furthermore, he said, "There are already more than 1000 home care recipients in the prefecture, and stronger measures are needed to prevent the spread of infection and the collapse of the medical care provision system." Our policy is to consider how to respond to commercial facilities in the prefecture, including requests for closure.