外国人の入国停止解除、慎重判断を　全国知事会、水際対策徹底を要請

　全国知事会（会長・平井伸治鳥取県知事）は２７日、新型コロナウイルスの新たな変異株「オミクロン株」の市中感染が広がりを見せていることを受け、水際対策の徹底などを国に求める緊急提言をまとめた。外国人の新規入国停止の解除について慎重に判断することや、濃厚接触者が待機する宿泊施設を国の責任で確保することを要請した。（2021/12/27-19:06）

The National Governors' Association urged the Japanese government on Monday to implement its border controls strictly due to increasing cases of community transmission of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
   In a set of emergency proposals, the association asked the government to exercise caution in deciding whether to remove its ban on new entries by foreigners and secure accommodation facilities for people judged to be close contacts of omicron carriers.
   Japan is in an unpredictable situation over infections with the omicron variant, the association said.
   It asked the government to inform related local governments quickly if infections are found at a U.S. military base.
   Noting that public health centers are under increasing strain due to a rise in the number of close contacts, the association called for the dispatch of public health nurses to areas where infections are growing rapidly.