宣言解除に１カ月以上必要　尾身・政府分科会長

　政府の新型コロナウイルス感染症対策分科会の尾身茂会長は５日夜に記者会見し、首都圏の新型コロナの感染状況が緊急事態宣言発令の対象となる「ステージ４」（爆発的感染拡大）に達したとの認識を示した。その上で「ステージ３」へ下げるために必要な期間について「週単位では無理。１カ月未満では至難の業だ」と述べ、１カ月以上要するとの考えを示した。
　尾身氏は「ここまで高いレベルに感染が上がり、行動の変容も難しくなった」とも指摘。政府は緊急事態宣言の期間について１カ月程度を軸に検討しており、延長が必要となる可能性もある。（2021/01/05-23:47）

Infectious disease expert Shigeru Omi has expressed the view that the upcoming coronavirus emergency for the greater Tokyo area will last for more than a month given the current situation.
   The government is poised to declare a state of emergency Thursday for Tokyo and nearby prefectures hit hard by infection surges, expecting to keep it in place for about a month.
   At a press conference Tuesday night, Omi said the situation in Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures has reached Stage 4, worst on the four-level scale of the severity of the coronavirus spread.
   "It's very difficult" to lower the level to Stage 3 within a month given that infections have risen to such high levels, said Omi, head of a government team for tackling the novel coronavirus crisis.
   Stage 4 indicates an explosive spread of infections, a situation requiring tough measures under a state of emergency declaration by the government.