Regarding the measures against the new corona, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno will start the government's "liaison team" from the 12th to directly contact the Prime Minister's Office and the executives of each ministry because the number of newly infected people in Okinawa is increasing. It was revealed that it would be dispatched to the prefectural office.
In Okinawa Prefecture, the number of people infected with the new corona is on the rise, and the number of newly infected people per 100,000 population in the last week is the highest in Japan, exceeding 500.
In response to this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno held a government "liaison team" at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, consisting of four members, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Hitoshi Kanuma and the staff of the Cabinet Secretariat and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 12th. Has announced that it will be dispatched to the Okinawa Prefectural Office.
The "liaison team" will be stationed at the Okinawa Prefectural Office for four days until the 15th of this month, so it will be possible to quickly share information while directly contacting the Prime Minister's Office and executives of each ministry.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said, "The number of newly infected people has stopped declining nationwide, and it is necessary to pay close attention to future trends. Especially in Okinawa Prefecture, the number of newly infected people per 100,000 people is on the rise, which is the highest in the whole country. The situation is in place, and we would like to work closely together to enable agile response. "