３府県、２３日に解除要請　緊急宣言、２月末で―新型コロナ

　新型コロナウイルス対策で発令中の緊急事態宣言をめぐり、対象の京都府と兵庫県は２２日、政府に解除を要請する方針を決めた。大阪府も同様の方針を既に決めており、３府県知事は２３日午後、オンライン会議で協議。その後西村康稔経済再生担当相に要請する。
　３府県は、新規陽性者数や病床使用率など解除要請に当たって独自基準をそれぞれ設けており、いずれも達成済みもしくは達成見込みとなった。緊急事態宣言は３月７日までだが、国に対し２月末での解除を求める方向だ。（2021/02/22-20:18）

The Kyoto and Hyogo prefectural governments Monday decided to ask the central government to lift the coronavirus state of emergency in the western Japan prefectures at the end of this month.
   The two prefectures will join Osaka Prefecture in requesting the early lifting of the emergency. The governors of the three prefectures will make the request to economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Tuesday afternoon.
   At present, the emergency, the second of its kind in Japan, is in place in 10 prefectures also including Tokyo. The measure is currently slated to continue until March 7.
   The three prefectures have their own criteria for seeking an end to the emergency, including those related to the number of new infections and the hospital bed occupancy rate. All of the criteria have been met or are about to be met.
   Kyoto Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Hyogo Governor Toshizo Ido have made clear that restaurants and bars in their prefectures will continue to be asked to shorten their operating hours, although not as much as now, even if the emergency is lifted.