緊急事態、愛知追加で調整　知事要請受け―政府

　政府は、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴う緊急事態宣言の対象地域に、愛知県を加える方向で調整に入った。大村秀章知事の要請を受けた対応。今後数日間の感染状況を見極めた上で、感染症専門家らによる基本的対処方針等諮問委員会の意見を踏まえ、最終判断する。複数の政府関係者が９日、明らかにした。
　愛知県内の１日当たりの新たな感染者数は２日までは１桁台で推移していたが、７日は２１人、８日は２０人と急増している。政府高官はこれを踏まえ、「要請は重い。考えざるを得ない」と明言。諮問委メンバーは「追加はあり得る」と語った。
　追加が正式に決まれば、政府は基本的対処方針を変更し、国会に報告する見通しだ。（2020/04/09-20:27）

The Japanese government is considering adding Aichi Prefecture to the list of regions under a state of emergency declared Tuesday by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, government sources said Thursday.
   The Abe administration is considering the move in response to a request from Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, the sources said.
   The national government will make its final decision after closely watching developments related to the novel coronavirus over the next few days and consulting an advisory committee including infectious disease experts.
   "We have no choice but to consider the serious request" from the Aichi government, a senior national government official said. An advisory committee member said the addition of Aichi is "possible."
   If the central Japan prefecture is placed under the state of emergency, the national government is expected to revise its basic policy on countermeasures against the coronavirus outbreak and report it to the Diet, Japan's parliament.