Before the deadline for priority measures such as prevention of spread in 13 prefectures such as Tokyo will reach the deadline on the 13th of this month, the three prefectures of Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa will basically extend the priority measures to the national government. We requested that the specific countermeasures be shown according to the characteristics of the Omicron strain.
Priority measures such as prevention of spread in 13 prefectures including 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa are due on the 13th of this month, and the national government will extend it because it is necessary to continue to take thorough measures. We are considering in the direction.
Under these circumstances, the governors of the Tokyo metropolitan area, one metropolitan area and three prefectures, submitted a request to the government on the 8th for measures against the new corona.
According to this, although the 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures are making every effort to strengthen the medical care provision system and support the continuation of socio-economic activities, the number of new positives is still extremely high. ..
In addition, when extending priority measures such as prevention of spread, it is requested that the basic countermeasure policy of the country clearly indicate the response policy, specific measures, and the way of thinking when canceling it, based on the characteristics of Omicron stock. I am.