１３都道府県の緩み警戒　外出自粛、継続呼び掛け―政府

　新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴う緊急事態宣言が延長されて最初の週末となった９日、政府は１３の「特定警戒都道府県」で接触機会の８割削減に引き続き努めるよう呼び掛けた。１３都道府県では自粛ムードが緩んでいる恐れがあるとみて懸念を強めている。
　安倍晋三首相は９日、西村康稔経済再生担当相、加藤勝信厚生労働相、菅義偉官房長官らと首相官邸で全国の感染状況を確認した。
　西村氏はこの後に記者会見し、東京、大阪、福岡の繁華街での人の流れについて「連休前は８～９割減だったが、直近のデータでは６～７割減にとどまっている」と指摘。「緩みが生じている可能性がある。努力が水の泡にならないよう１３都道府県では（外出自粛などの）継続をお願いしたい」と求めた。（2020/05/09-20:18）

The Japanese government on Saturday called on residents of 13 prefectures where special alert for the novel coronavirus is requested to continue efforts to reduce interpersonal contact by 80 pct.
   The government is concerned about the possibility of citizens in the 13 prefectures--Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo, Fukuoka, Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi and Kyoto--relaxing their social distancing efforts.
   The country marked the first weekend on Saturday after the government extended its nationwide state of emergency over the epidemic through May 31. The state of emergency, declared on April 7 for seven prefectures with surges in infection cases and expanded to cover all 47 prefectures of the nation on April 16, was originally slated to end on Wednesday, the final day of the Golden Week holiday period.
   On Saturday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, health minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga held a meeting at the prime minister's office to examine the current situation.
   After the meeting, Nishimura told a press conference that foot traffic in downtown areas in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka before the holiday period was down 80 to 90 pct from normal levels. According to latest data, however, it was down only 60 to 70 pct, he said.