Regarding priority measures such as prevention of the spread of new corona measures, the government has extended to 18 prefectures such as Tokyo until the 21st of this month, and 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka have consulted with a subcommittee that makes a policy to cancel with a deadline of 6 days. rice field.
The government's "Basic Coping Policy Subcommittee", which is made up of experts on infectious diseases, started at 10:30 am on the 4th.
Among them, the government said that the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to 31 prefectures have high bed usage rates in 18 prefectures such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi, and it is necessary to continue the measures this month 21. We consulted on a policy to extend it for more than two weeks until the day.
On the other hand, for 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka and Hiroshima, we also consulted on the policy of canceling the infection with a deadline of 6 days, saying that the infection situation has settled down.
If consent is obtained, the government will formally make a decision at the Countermeasures Headquarters, after prior reporting to the Diet and questions.
This is the second extension of the deadline in 18 prefectures where priority measures have been applied since January.