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Governor Oikawa announces Ibaraki Prefecture’s own emergency declaration
Ibaraki prefecture announced on the 15th that it will issue a prefecture-specific emergency declaration starting on the 18th of the week, saying it will not stop the spread of the new corona virus. Take steps such as requesting restaurants across the prefecture to reduce business hours. The deadline is until February 7, which coincides with the declaration of emergency to 11 prefectures based on the Special Measures Law of the New Crown. On the 15th, 159 new infections were found in the prefecture, the highest number to date. (Mikinari Miyao)
According to the prefecture, as of the 14th, of the six indicators that determine the level of measures taken by the prefecture, four, such as the average number of positive people per day and the number of people who are not close contacts, are the most in four stages. It reached the equivalent of a severe “Stage 4 (infection explosion)” and was considered to be “Stage 4” overall. This is the first time I have raised it to “Stage 4”.
Governor Kazuhiko Oikawa, who held a press conference at the prefectural office, expressed a sense of crisis, saying: “The situation that could lead to a disastrous medical collapse is imminent.”
The governor pointed out that the number of new infected people in the last week (from 8 to 14) was 638, which is 1.7 times that of the previous week and 2.9 times that of the previous week. The prefecture plans to expand the crown beds from the current 410 beds to 500 beds by the end of this month, but stressed that “there is still the possibility that it will not recover.”
The prefecture has a term of 20 days and, in addition to refraining from going out unnecessarily in all prefectures, it refrains from doing business from 20:00 to 5:00 am at restaurants in 28 cities, towns and villages designated as “cities, towns and villages that spread the infection. ” I was requesting. However, as the rapid spread of the infection did not stop, all prefectures took action.
In addition to shortening business hours, the prefecture’s own emergency declaration will continue to request that all prefectures refrain from going out unnecessarily.
It also limits the club’s activities that contribute to the spread of the infection. Ask the tournament organizer to postpone or cancel. Schools in the prefecture will cancel practice games and training camps with other schools and ask private schools to take similar measures.
When holding an event, we request that the maximum number of participants be 5,000 and the accommodation fee be 50% or less. Prefectural facilities such as the Orai Prefecture Aqua World Aquarium (Orai City) and the Prefecture Modern Art Museum (Mito City) will be closed.
The governor reiterated that the time to request the government to issue an emergency declaration to the prefecture will be considered when the rate of use of the maximum insured beds (500 beds) exceeds 60%. The usage rate as of the 15th is 51.6%.
