On the morning of January 4, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a New Year’s press conference, at which he announced that the government is considering issuing a declaration of emergency under the New Coronavirus Special Measures Act, and that the target of the declaration of emergency is the three prefectures, led by Tokyo.
In view of the serious deterioration of the New Coronavirus epidemic, the rapid spread of infection and the dire situation of the medical system, the governors of the 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 Coronavirus Special Measures Act, but Kan’s response was lukewarm.
The number of new infections confirmed was 816 in Tokyo, 365 in Kanagawa, 225 in Chiba and 205 in Saitama, with the metropolitan area accounting for about half of the country. The number of seriously ill people in Tokyo reached 101 as of the 3rd, and beds are almost full, making the crisis in the medical supply system increasingly serious. Kan also said he is considering a nationwide emergency declaration.
The government has judged that the number of infections continues to be high, causing a medical emergency and threatening a medical collapse, and that without a stronger message, it will be difficult to make people aware of the crisis and effectively contain the epidemic.
But Kan does not intend to impose widespread restrictions on person-to-person contact, as he did in April. A limited, focused approach is effective, he said. said he will pay attention to the shortening of the opening hours of food establishments. He said: Experts believe that most infections are related to diet. Therefore, we hope to effectively reduce the risk of dietary infections and conduct research on this as soon as possible.
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