Regarding the handling of emergency declarations that are due on September 12, Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, pointed out that severe conditions such as hospital beds continue in metropolitan areas, and the number of medical care recipients at home etc. Including, he expressed his intention to make a decision with an emphasis on the medical care provision system.
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.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Mr. Nishimura, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, said, "In metropolitan areas, the infection and bed conditions continue to be quite severe, but where priority measures such as prevention of spread are applied, improvements are made. Can be seen in some places. "
After that, regarding the handling of declarations, etc., "We will make decisions while carefully watching the medical care provision system, such as how many people are being adjusted for hospitalization or receiving medical treatment at home. This week, we asked experts to discuss the concept of deciding to cancel. After that, I would like to make a decision while confirming the intentions of each prefecture. "
Meanwhile, Minister Nishimura has announced that he has asked the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to consider purchasing antigen test kits at pharmacies so that infected people can be found early.