関西３府県、９日に要請　緊急宣言拡大、愛知も検討―新型コロナ

　大阪、京都、兵庫の３府県は８日、政府に新型コロナウイルス対策の特別措置法に基づく緊急事態宣言の発令を求める方針を相次ぎ決めた。９日に３府県一体で政府に要請する。首都圏１都３県では、緊急事態宣言に基づく対応が始まったばかりだが、愛知県など都市部を中心に、早くも対象地域の拡大を求める動きが強まっている。（2021/01/08-20:23）

The western Japan prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo are expected to ask the Japanese government as early as Saturday to declare a state of emergency over the novel coronavirus for them.
   The Osaka and Kyoto prefectural governments decided Friday to seek such an emergency declaration following surges in new cases of novel coronavirus infection in the prefectures. The Hyogo prefectural government is seen deciding to make such a request, at a meeting of its coronavirus response headquarters later on Friday.
   The central government on Thursday declared a fresh state of emergency for Tokyo and the surrounding prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa, where infection cases are resurging to put the local medical systems under pressure. The state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area took effect Friday and is slated to run until Feb. 7.
   "We must ask the central government to declare a state of emergency for Osaka in order to protect the lives of residents and minimize damage to the local community," Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said at a meeting of the prefecture's coronavirus response headquarters, showing the prefecture's intention to seek an expansion of the Tokyo-area emergency declaration.
   The Kyoto prefectural government decided to work with Osaka and Hyogo to call on the central government to consider declaring a state of emergency for the three western prefectures. Kyoto Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki said that he is resolved to protect the prefecture's medical system.