In view of the serious deterioration of the New Corona epidemic, the rapid spread of infection, and the dire situation of the medical system, the governors of three prefectures in the metropolitan area of Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa met with Minister for Economic Revitalization Minoru Nishimura at the Cabinet Office on the afternoon of the 2nd, and requested a prompt discussion on the issuance of another emergency declaration based on the New Corona Virus Special Measures Act.
However, there was a big temperature difference between the central government’s policy and the four prefectures, and Prime Minister Kan refused to meet with the governors of the four prefectures in the metropolitan area, saying that he was negative about the nationwide implementation of the emergency declaration.
In a petition document submitted to Nishimura, the four governors described the epidemic situation in the metropolitan area, saying, “We are on the verge of an outbreak of infection, and the new crown epidemic is causing a dilemma in the medical system and has a great impact on conventional medical care.” The petition states that “it is necessary to cooperate with the central government and immediately strengthen policies such as thorough control of human movement. After the meeting, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said, “I hope to do my utmost to counteract the current spread of the epidemic.
Although Minoru Nishimura said that he “shared a common feeling of the seriousness of the situation,” he only said that “the country understands such a request” to the governors of the four prefectures who stressed the need to declare an emergency declaration by “immediately strengthening policies such as thorough control of human movement.
It is said that the state is having trouble with the request of the governors of the 4 prefectures under the water, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is in denial about declaring an emergency declaration.
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Yuji Kuroiwa, who has a special channel of communication with the Prime Minister, said that the governor of the 4 prefectures did not intend to meet with Nishimura but with Prime Minister Kan, but was refused by Prime Minister Kan.
Although Japan is now in a crisis with the spread of the new crown outbreak, Prime Minister Kan, who attaches importance to the economy, is still not prepared to declare an emergency.
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