(ANSA) - TOKYO, FEBRUARY 23 - Three prefectures of Japan have asked the central government to anticipate the removal of the emergency state, in force until March 7, in the wake of the progressive decrease in coronavirus infections.
The governors of Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka submitted a request to the Minister for Economic Revitalization, commissioned for the health emergency, Yasutoshi Nishimura, citing the improvements in criticalities in health facilities and the fewer hospitalizations of patients with gravipatology.
A decision on the matter, reports the pressanipponica, will be taken in the meeting tomorrow between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Nishimura, together with the Minister of Health Norihisa Nomura.
The second state of emergency in Japan was first introduced in Tokyo on January 7, and was later extended to 11 archipelago prefectures.
Through these measures, the public authorities urge citizens to go out exclusively for essential services, while bars and restaurants are asked to bring the closure to 8 pm earlier. Tokyo remains the most affected prefecture, despite recent daily drops, with an overall sum since the start of the pandemic. it touches on 110 thousand positivity.
Furthermore, according to the surveys of the last few weeks, the needs in the capital have largely involved people over 65 years of age.
Nationally, Japan has recorded 426,375 cases of coronavirus, with 7,550 confirmed deaths.
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