Prime Minister "I want to overcome difficult situations" Thorough call for measures against corona

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on the morning of the 8th that he would like to overcome the difficult situation with the cooperation of the people, based on the fact that he declared a state of emergency in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures in the metropolitan area due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. stated, infection control was called for a thorough. I answered the questions of the reporters at the Prime Minister's Office.

　The prime minister emphasized that "the infection is the highest ever in each region of the country and we take it extremely seriously." " I would like to take all possible measures such as shortening the restaurant time and teleworking, " he said.

　Regarding whether to add Osaka and Aichi prefectures to the declaration, he said, "I would like to cooperate firmly and confirm the situation before taking action."

　On the other hand, Minister of Economic Revitalization Nishimura requested in a video conference with the top executives of the three economic organizations to refrain from unnecessary and urgent business trips and to reduce the number of employees by 70% by thoroughly teleworking . "The infection has spread by an order of magnitude, and medical care is in a difficult situation. If possible, I would like you to go further than last spring (which was declared last time)."

Source: https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP1834F2P18UTFK002.html