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On the 24th, when the number of new coronavirus infections in Sendai reached 131, the mayor of Kazuko Kori responded to the media coverage in the city hall, and if the number of infected people continues to increase, it will be based on the Special Measures revised. Law. It clarified its intention to consider requesting priority measures such as the declaration of emergency and the prevention of spread.
The county mayor said: “The desperate efforts of the medical field are nearing the limit. If the crisis continues, we must consider priority measures such as prevention of the spread and a state of emergency to further suppress the flow of people.” . I do not believe it “.
“If we do not control the flow of people as much as possible, we cannot overcome this situation. I would like to ask a wide range of citizens to go one step further and refrain from moving.” Until April 11, when Miyagi Prefecture’s own state of emergency is complete, it will consider closing the facilities for citizens and asking them to refrain from using them. Details will be announced within a day or two.
As an emergency measure, he also announced a policy to open a temporary direct access PCR test site on the 25th. Outsourced to the Prefectural Tuberculosis Prevention Association (Aoba District), saliva tests will be performed in asymptomatic people among the recipients of the city health center.
Currently, 150 to 200 samples can be collected daily at the city’s medical institutions. The county mayor expanded the driving test system, explaining that “up to 300 samples can be collected a day on weekends,” and said the number of tests will be increased to about 500 a day.
“I think we are taking restraint measures with our own state of emergency, but I would like to ask you to do everything you can to overcome the crisis.”
