28/09/2021
The Japanese government is set to fully lift the Emergency declaration.
The Japanese government is set to fully lift the COVID-19 state of emergency currently covering Tokyo and 18 prefectures and a quasi-state of emergency for eight regions when they expire on Thursday, amid a steady decline in the number of infections, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
Among them, Minister for Economic Revitalization Nishimura said, "The number of new positives has decreased significantly nationwide, and the number of seriously ill people has decreased to less than half of the peak level. The bed usage rate is 50 in all regions. The burden on medical care has been reduced as a whole, with significant improvements in the tightness of beds. "
After that, we consulted on the policy of to fully lift the emergency declarations issued to 19 prefectures such as Tokyo and Osaka, and the priority measures such as spread prevention applied to 8 prefectures with a 30-day deadline.
On the other hand, Minister Nishimura said, "If various activities become active after the cancellation, the number of infected people will surely increase. From the viewpoint of preventing rebound so as not to cause early re-spread of infection, we will continue necessary measures. That's what I'm doing. "
He also expressed his intention to continue to support 80% of the financial resources by providing cooperation money to restaurants that respond to requests for shortening business hours.
The event will be restricted to 50% of the capacity, or up to 10,000 people, as a one-month elapsed period.
In response to this, the government reported to the House Steering Committee of both Houses of Representatives, asked questions, and officially decided at the countermeasures headquarters to be held from 5 pm on the 28th, after which Prime Minister Suga was scheduled for 7 pm I will have a press conference at.
As a result, the declaration will be lifted for the first time in about two and a half months in Tokyo and for the first time in about four months in Okinawa. It's been about half a year since then.
Source: Yahoo JP
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