2022.03.15 21:24Nation

まん延防止、全面解除視野に調整　大阪扱い焦点、岸田首相が１６日会見

　政府は１５日、１８都道府県で適用中の新型コロナウイルス対策のまん延防止等重点措置について、２１日の期限で全面解除することを視野に最終調整に入った。既に１７都道府県で解除の方向となっており、病床使用率が依然高い大阪府の扱いが焦点だ。
　岸田文雄首相が１６日午後に記者会見して方針を明らかにする。首相は１５日の政府・与党連絡会議で、全国的に感染状況は改善しているとの認識を示した上で、「第６波の出口に向けて歩みを進めていく」と強調した。（2022/03/15-21:24）

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2022.03.15 21:24Nation

Japan Govt Eyeing Full Lifting of Pre-Emergency

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The Japanese government is considering fully lifting the novel coronavirus pre-emergency measures currently covering 18 of the country's 47 prefectures when they expire on Monday, informed sources said Tuesday.
   But there is uncertainty over what to do with Osaka Prefecture, where the occupancy rate for hospital beds for coronavirus patients still stays high, the sources said.
   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce a decision on the lifting at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
   At a government-ruling bloc liaison meeting Tuesday, Kishida suggested that the infection situation is improving across the country.
   "We'll move toward the exit from the sixth wave of infections," he added.