政府、自治体の対策強化宣言で対応　コロナ「第８波」備え、行動制限なし

　政府は１０日、感染拡大が懸念される新型コロナウイルス「第８波」を見据えた対応方針を固めた。今夏の「第７波」と同程度かそれを上回る感染状況になれば、都道府県知事の判断で「対策強化宣言」を出し、大人数の会食や大規模イベント参加を控えるなどの呼び掛けを行う。１１日の新型コロナウイルス感染症対策分科会で、新たな対応方針を専門家に諮る。
　対応方針では、外来医療の逼迫（ひっぱく）状況や病床使用率に応じて感染状況を現在の５段階からレベル１～４の４段階に見直す。「対策強化宣言」を出す目安はレベル３とする。緊急事態宣言やまん延防止等重点措置に基づく行動制限は求めない。（2022/11/10-21:29）

The Japanese government plans to let prefectural governors tackle the looming eighth wave of coronavirus infections, informed sources said Thursday.
   If they find it necessary, the governors will declare enhancing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and call for restraint in dining with many people and participating in large-scale events, the officials said.
   The government also plans to change the current five-tier infection alert system to four-tier system.
   If the Level 3 alert is issued nationwide under the revised system reflecting the growing strain to outpatient care and the rising hospital bed occupancy rates, the governors may take enhanced infection prevention steps, the sources said, adding that the central government will not declare the state of emergency or implement pre-emergency restrictions.
   Those plans will be presented at a meeting of the government's novel coronavirus response task force to be held Friday.