県全域への適用検討　まん延防止措置―広島

　広島県が新型コロナウイルス対策の「まん延防止等重点措置」をめぐり、県全域の２３市町に適用する方向で検討していることが１２日、分かった。現在の対象区域は広島市など１３市町。湯崎英彦知事は同日の記者会見で「今、政府と調整をしている。広げるとしたら、かなり広い範囲になると思う」と述べた。
　１３市町では、飲食店に午後８時までの営業時間短縮と酒類提供の停止を要請している。湯崎氏は、新たに対象区域となる自治体の飲食店にも同様の対応を求める考えを示した。緊急事態宣言の適用を要請するかについては、「今はそういう判断はしない」と語った。（2022/01/12-18:08）

Hiroshima Prefecture is considering expanding its ongoing novel coronavirus pre-emergency designation to all 23 municipalities--14 cities and nine towns--in the western Japan prefecture, informed sources said Wednesday.
   The pre-emergency status currently covers 10 cities and three towns, including the city of Hiroshima, the capital of the prefecture.
   The prefectural government will make a decision while monitoring the local infection situation and holding consultations with the central government, according to the sources.
   The prefecture was put under the state of pre-emergency over COVID-19 on Sunday, along with Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, and the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
   Eating and drinking establishments in the 13 municipalities currently in the pre-emergency stage are being asked to end daily operations by 8 p.m. and suspend the serving of alcoholic beverages.