県独自の「緊急事態宣言」　クラスター相次ぐ―石川

　石川県は１３日、県内で新型コロナウイルスの感染者が増えていることを受け、県独自の「緊急事態宣言」を発令したと発表した。期間は５月６日まで。県民に密集、密閉、密接の回避や不要不急の外出自粛、時差出勤などを要請した。
　県は中小企業向けの融資を充実する方針も示した。県内の感染者は３月末時点の１３人から４月に入り急増。病院や接客を伴う飲食店などでクラスター（感染者集団）が相次ぎ発生した。谷本正憲知事は「感染者を取り巻く状況が大きく変わってきた。県民に自分の体は自分で守る意識をもう一度持っていただく」と説明した。
　政府の緊急事態宣言の対象地域への追加について「状況次第では（政府に）お願いする場面があるかもしれない」と述べた。（2020/04/13-16:22）

The prefectural government of Ishikawa said Monday that it has declared a state of emergency independently, in response to an increase in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the central Japan prefecture.
   This came after Aichi and Gifu prefectures, also in central Japan, issued similar independent state of emergency declarations, which are not based on law or linked to the central government's state of emergency over the virus, declared on Tuesday last week. Other prefectures may follow the moves, observers said.
   Under its declaration, which will run until May 6, the final day of the Golden Week holiday period, the Ishikawa prefectural government requested residents to avoid crowded and enclosed areas, keep distance from others, refrain from nonessential outings and promote the use of staggered commuting.
   The prefecture also showed plans to boost its financial support for small businesses with impacts from the outbreak.
   The number of people confirmed infected with the virus in Ishikawa started to surge this month, from 13 at the end of March, with a series of clusters found at local facilities.