Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato will discuss the handling of emergency declarations, which are due on September 12, based on the infection status and medical provision system, etc., regarding the vaccination status and the number of seriously ill persons. He showed the idea of making a decision while analyzing.
As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government has issued a state of emergency to 21 prefectures and has applied priority measures such as spread prevention to 12 prefectures, all of which have a deadline of September 12th. , I will decide the correspondence later this week.
In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "We will consider how to handle it based on the deadline, including the declaration of an emergency and the cancellation of priority measures such as prevention of spread. I need to. "
After that, "We will make a careful decision after hearing the opinions of the" Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee "based on the current infection status and medical care provision system. In that case, the vaccination status and the number of seriously ill persons, We will analyze the bed utilization rate and make appropriate decisions. "