新型コロナ 菅首相 緊急事態宣言の検討表明 1都3県今週中にも

Prime Minister Suga announces consideration of state of emergency

As a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to consider issuing a state of emergency based on the Special Measures Law for the three prefectures of Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa. The government is coordinating to make a declaration later this week.

At the beginning of the year, Prime Minister Suga held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office on the morning of the 4th. Among them, Prime Minister Suga said in connection with the countermeasures against the new coronavirus, "Last month's number of people decreased in many places, but the number of people in downtown Tokyo and neighboring prefectures did not decrease so much.

Experts have pointed out that most of the causes of infection in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome are due to eating and drinking, and it is most effective to refrain from meeting at night and cooperate in shortening the time of restaurants. I requested that the time be shortened by 20:00.

"On top of that, Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa are at extremely high levels without a decrease in the number of infected people, and it is necessary to send a stronger message, so the special measures law for new corona virus countermeasures for 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures He expressed his intention to consider issuing a state of emergency based on it. "In order to effectively reduce the risk of food and drink infections, we will urgently squeeze the content. The government will contact the advisory board and ask for ideas there."

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