コロナ「対策強化宣言」発令　全国２例目―静岡県

　静岡県は１３日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受け、政府の新たなコロナ対応策に基づく「医療逼迫（ひっぱく）防止対策強化宣言」を発令した。川勝平太知事が記者会見を開いて発表した。病床使用率が８割を超えていることなどから、軽症者の自宅療養や感染対策の徹底を求める。発令は岐阜県に続き２例目。期間は同日から２月１０日まで。（2023/01/13-12:10）

The Shizuoka prefectural government on Friday issued a declaration to strengthen novel coronavirus measures to prevent a COVID-19 medical emergency, under a new central government scheme.
   The central Japan prefecture is the second prefecture in the country to make such a move, after Gifu Prefecture, also in central Japan, issued such a declaration on Dec. 23 last year.
   Under the central government COVID-19 scheme, the decision to issue such a declaration is left to each prefecture. Following the declaration, the central government will designate the prefecture as an area working to strengthen COVID-19 measures, and send staff with expertise to give the prefecture advice on countermeasures and ways to cooperate with related government ministries.
   The declaration will be in place in Shizuoka Prefecture until Feb. 10.
   With the occupancy rate of local hospital beds for COVID-19 patients exceeding 80 pct in the prefecture, the Shizuoka government is urging COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms to rest at home, while also asking Shizuoka residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations and refrain from dining out in large groups.