Governors of Aichi and Gifu prefectures held an online meeting on the afternoon of January 12 and decided to formally request the government to declare a state of emergency.

(JNN)

“We would like to request the government to declare Aichi and Gifu as a set of areas covered by the state of emergency,” said Governor Hideaki Omura of Aichi Prefecture.

In Aichi Prefecture, where the number of new infections hit a record high of 431 on January 7, as of January 11, a record number of 696 people were hospitalized and more than 2,000 patients were being treated at home.

In Gifu Prefecture, a record 105 new cases of infection were confirmed on January 9, and the prefecture has declared a state of emergency.

In response to this situation, the governors of the three Tokai prefectures held an online meeting at 1 p.m. to discuss their responses and decided to formally request the government to declare a state of emergency in Aichi and Gifu prefectures. The current shortened request time and other timelines will be promptly changed to conform to government policy once the declaration is made.

News Source: TBS News