Yomiuri “Suga, mentions follow-up response to Corona 19 at annual conference on the 4th”

-Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to announce follow-up measures for the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at a press conference on the morning of the 4th. Prime Minister Suga’s approval rating has plummeted due to the failure to respond to Corona 19.

According to NHK and Yomiuri Shimbun on the 3rd, Prime Minister Suga will hold a press conference at the Prime Minister’s residence on the 4th to explain the follow-up response to the increasingly severe corona19 infection situation.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, Prime Minister Suga reported at the official residence on the afternoon of the 3rd about the request for the re-issue of the emergency declaration by the chiefs of the Corona 19 countermeasures, including the Minister of Economic Regeneration of Yasutoshi Nishimura, and the heads of regional organizations in the metropolitan area. Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama prefectures jointly requested the Nishimura Economic Regeneration Minister for a re-arrangement the day before.

Regarding the re-announcement of the emergency declaration, one participant said, “Ministers gave various opinions and decided to continue the review,” and said, “The Prime Minister expressed concern that the number of new infected people did not turn to a decline in Tokyo during the three days of the New Year holiday.” . Meanwhile, it is reported that the Japanese government has requested four regional organizations in the metropolitan area to shorten the restaurant business hours from the current 10 pm to 8 pm.[서울=뉴시스]