As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, the government has decided to extend the state of emergency in 19 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka.
The policy is to strengthen the medical care provision system, shorten the business hours of restaurants, and call for cooperation in promoting telework so that it can be canceled by the deadline of September 30.
Regarding the state of emergency in 21 prefectures with a deadline of 12 days, the government said that the number of newly infected people is declining, but the number of seriously ill people is still at a high level in Tokyo and In 19 prefectures such as Osaka, it will be extended until September 30, while Miyagi and Okayama prefectures have decided to shift to priority measures such as prevention of spread.
In addition, of the 12 prefectures to which the priority measures are currently applied, 6 prefectures of Toyama, Yamanashi, Ehime, Kochi, Saga, and Nagasaki will be canceled, and other areas will be extended until September 30. ..
As a result, the target areas of the declaration will be 19 prefectures, and the priority measures will be applied to 8 prefectures.
Prime Minister Suga recalled at a press conference for the first time since he announced that he would give up running for the LDP presidential election, which will be voted on September 29, on the night of the 9th. ..
On top of that, "What I should do as Prime Minister is to overcome this crisis and pave the way for regaining peace of mind and a lively daily life. As Prime Minister, I will devote myself to my duties until the last day. We will work on it. "
The government will continue to strengthen the medical care provision system, shorten the business hours of restaurants, and telework so that the number of newly infected people will surely decrease and the declaration can be canceled by the deadline of 30th of this month. The policy is to call for cooperation in promotion.