As the infection situation of the new corona worsens, the area to which priority measures such as spread prevention have been applied has been expanded to 16 prefectures from the 21st.
There are a series of moves toward application requests in the three Kansai prefectures, Hokkaido, Fukuoka, etc., and the government plans to make a decision in the first half of next week if requested.
The number of new infected people of the new corona exceeded 46,000 nationwide, with the highest number of 8600 in Tokyo on the 20th and the second highest number of about 6000 in Osaka. We updated the record high for the day in a row.
Under these circumstances, priority measures such as spread prevention were applied from the 21st to 13 prefectures including 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures and 3 prefectures of Tokai.
The period is until the 13th of next month.
The area to which the priority measures are applied has been expanded from the three prefectures of Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima, which are until the 31st of this month, to 16 prefectures.
The government has taken thorough measures such as shortening the business hours of restaurants in cooperation with local governments to which priority measures have been applied, and has endeavored to strengthen the medical care provision system in order to respond to the rapid increase in infected people for the third time. I want to accelerate vaccination.
On the other hand, regarding the application of priority measures, the three prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto will request the government on the 21st, and Hokkaido will decide the request.
In addition, Fukuoka, Saga, and Oita prefectures are in the direction of requesting at the beginning of the week, and movements are continuing in various places.
The government will continue to analyze the infection status and bed usage rate in each region, promptly consider any requests from local governments to apply priority measures, and make a decision in the first half of next week.