まん延防止、長野も延長要請　８道府県に

　松野博一官房長官は１６日の記者会見で、新型コロナウイルスの「まん延防止等重点措置」が２０日に期限を迎える２１道府県のうち、新たに長野県から延長の要請があったと明らかにした。
　これまでに北海道、静岡、兵庫などが延長を要請しており、長野を加えて計８道府県となる。このほかに、岡山県も１６日、延長を要請する方針を発表した。一方、政府は山口、沖縄両県については２０日で解除する方針だ。
　松野氏によると、長野県は３月６日までの２週間の延長を希望している。政府内には各道府県の延長幅を東京都などと同じ同６日までとする案が出ており、感染状況を見極めて慎重に判断する。（2022/02/16-12:08）

The Nagano prefectural government has asked the Japanese government to extend the ongoing COVID-19 pre-emergency designation for the central Japan prefecture, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Wednesday.
   Nagano joined seven other prefectures, including Hokkaido, Shizuoka and Hyogo, that had already requested the novel coronavirus pre-emergency status for them to be in place longer than planned. In addition, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Wednesday announced a policy of seeking an extension.
   A total of 21 prefectures, including Hokkaido, Nagano, Shizuoka, Hyogo, Okayama, Yamaguchi and Okinawa, are currently due to see their pre-emergency status expire on Sunday.
   For Yamaguchi and Okinawa, the central government is considering ending the designations on Sunday as planned.
   According to Matsuno, Nagano wants its pre-emergency status to be extended for two weeks until March 6, when the designations for Tokyo and some other prefectures are slated to expire.