The government has a policy of canceling all priority measures such as the declaration of emergencies in 19 prefectures and the prevention of spread in 8 prefectures with a deadline of 30 days, and will formally decide on the 28th after consulting with experts.
As a measure against the new coronavirus, the government has declared a state of emergency in 19 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka, and has applied priority measures such as prevention of spread to 8 prefectures, all of which have a deadline of 30 days. increase.
On the 27th, Prime Minister Suga told reporters, "The number of newly infected people has decreased significantly. We will continue to be very cautious about eating and drinking, etc." It is necessary to carry out mitigation in stages. "
The government has a policy of canceling all declarations and priority measures with a 30-day deadline, and on the 28th, it will consult with the "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee" made up of experts on infectious diseases.
In areas where the declaration has been lifted, restaurants that have been approved for the provision of alcohol and have been certified for infection control by local governments will be available until 9:00 pm, and other restaurants within the next month. Is a policy to show a guideline for requesting shortening of business hours by 8 pm.
With the approval of the subcommittee, the government will formally decide on such a policy at the response headquarters after prior reporting to the Diet and questions.
If decided according to the government policy, the declaration will be lifted for the first time in about two and a half months in Tokyo and for the first time in about four months in Okinawa.
Also, it is the first time in about half a year since April 4th that no declarations and priority measures have been issued in any region.
After the decision made by the Response Headquarters, Prime Minister Suga will hold a press conference and will explain the reasons for canceling the declaration and the measures to be taken after the cancellation.