宣言解除後の再拡大防止を　コロナ対策で政府に提言―全国知事会

　全国知事会（会長・飯泉嘉門徳島県知事）は２７日、新型コロナウイルス対策についてテレビ会議を開き、政府への提言をまとめた。政府が関西・東海・福岡の６府県を対象に緊急事態宣言を今月末で解除すると決めたことに関し、解除後の感染再拡大を防ぐため、モニタリングのためのＰＣＲ検査の支援などを要請。人の移動が増える年度末や年度初めの時期の対策も検討するよう求めた。
　ワクチン接種をめぐっては、いつまでに国民の何割に対して接種を目指すのかを明示するよう主張。自治体への財政支援なども働き掛けた。（2021/02/27-12:46）

Japanese prefectural governors requested the central government on Saturday to take steps to prevent a resurgence of novel coronavirus infections after its state of emergency over the virus is lifted partially.
   In a teleconference, the National Governors' Association drew up a set of proposals, including one calling on the government to support polymerase chain reaction, PCR, tests for the virus to monitor the infection situations in six prefectures for which the emergency will be lifted at the end of the month on Sunday.
   The six are the western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, the central prefectures of Aichi and Gifu and the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka. The state of emergency will stay in place in Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa until March 7.
   The association, chaired by Tokushima Governor Kamon Iizumi, also called for the central government to consider coronavirus countermeasures around the beginning of the new fiscal year from April, when people's movement increases.
   It demanded that the government clarify its coronavirus vaccination coverage targets with a specific timetable and offer financial aid to local governments.