和歌山県、まん延防止要請　仁坂知事「あまりに感染者多い」―新型コロナ

　和歌山県の仁坂吉伸知事は２日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、特別措置法に基づく「まん延防止等重点措置」の適用を国に要請したと発表した。県内全域を対象とし、飲食店に営業時間の短縮を求めるほか、県民に不要不急の外出や県外への移動の自粛などを呼び掛ける。
　仁坂氏は「あまりに感染者数が多い」と述べ、危機感を示した。
　県では、先月２８日に新規感染者数が過去最多の５９５人となるなど、感染が急拡大。病床使用率は２月１日時点で６７．６％。（2022/02/02-13:18）

Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka said Wednesday that the western Japan prefecture has asked the central government to put the prefecture in the COVID-19 pre-emergency stage due to an infection surge.
   The pre-emergency designation enables prefectural governors to take powerful measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
   The Wakayama government plans to implement pre-emergency measures throughout the prefecture, such as a request for local eating and drinking establishments to shorten operating hours.
   The prefecture also plans to call on residents to refrain from going out or visiting other prefectures if it is not necessary or urgent.
   "The number of people infected with the virus is too large," Nisaka said, showing a sense of emergency.