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Declarations of emergency are raised in some prefectures.
REUTERS / Ju-min Park / Business Insider Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a press conference at 6:00 pm on May 14 and announced that some prefectures will cancel the emergency declaration that is being issued across the country.
The target of the cancellation is 39 prefectures, which include 34 prefectures not included in the “special alert prefectures” and 5 prefectures of Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi and Fukuoka.
On the other hand, the cancellation was postponed in eight specific precautionary prefectures near metropolitan areas such as Hokkaido, Tokyo, and Osaka. The prefectures where the emergency declaration is continued are as follows.
- Hokkaido
- Tokyo
- Saitama
- Chiba
- Kanagawa
- Osaka
- Kyoto
- Hyogo
Whether or not the declaration can be lifted in these areas will be reconsidered around May 21, one week later.
The deadline for the emergency declaration is May 31. The government will decide before the deadline whether to “re-extend” or “remove” the statement.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe said he could not reduce the risk of infection to zero and said: “There could be a second emergency declaration if the infection spreads faster.”
First “Emergency Declaration” in history
7 April 7, “Emergency Declaration” issued
Following the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the government issued an “emergency declaration” based on the new corona special measures law. The target is 7 prefectures of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka.
・ April 16 Expanded the scope of the emergency declarations to “the whole country”
The 7 prefectures designated from the start and the 13 prefectures in total, namely Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi and Kyoto, were designated as “special warning prefectures” due to the need for particularly focused efforts to prevent the spread of infection. .
・ May 4 Extension of emergency declaration
On May 4, a month after the issuance of the emergency declaration, the government decided to extend it to May 31, maintaining the “national” target area.
Government continues to call for infection prevention measures
Request ongoing infection prevention measures to prevent the spread of infection again after the emergency declaration is filed. In particular, we ask people to refrain from going beyond the boundaries of the prefectures.
Expert advice so far has called for a comprehensive “new lifestyle” to prevent the spread of infection.
Demanding cooperation to avoid dating is aimed at “reducing contact opportunities by at least 70% and 80% as much as possible” in the specific warning prefectures. In other areas besides that, they call for the continuation of basic infection control measures, such as completely avoiding the “three densities” and washing hands and ensuring the distance between people.
(Written by Kei Yoshikawa)
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