As the rapid spread of the new corona continues, the area to which priority measures such as spread prevention have been applied has expanded to 34 prefectures from the 27th.
The government will continue to work with local governments to secure a medical care provision system and stop the spread of infection.
The number of newly infected people of the new corona reached a record high in various places such as about 14,000 in Tokyo and 9800 in Osaka on the 26th, and only one after exceeding 60,000 for the first time on the 25th in the whole country. The rapid spread of infection continues, with more than 70,000 people per day.
Under these circumstances, priority measures such as spread prevention were applied to 18 prefectures including 3 prefectures in Kansai, Hokkaido, and Fukuoka from 27th, and the applicable area expanded to 34 prefectures.
The period is
▽ 13 prefectures including 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures and 3 prefectures of Tokai until the 13th of next month
▽ 18 prefectures applied from 27th and 21 prefectures in total including Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima where the extension has been decided will come It is until the 20th of the month.
The government will continue to carefully analyze the number of newly infected people and the number of severely ill people, and will continue to work with local governments to secure a medical care provision system to stop the spread of infection.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kishida posted a video on Twitter on the night of the 26th over the third vaccination of the new Corona, saying, "As the infection continues to spread in Japan, the most effective preventive method is the third vaccination. 3 A second vaccination can regain the effect of the once-decreased vaccine and prevent infection. "
He said that he would inoculate Pfizer twice, and that he would inoculate Moderna the third time, and called for speed to be given priority over the type of vaccine.