From Mayor Inagi to citizens (Regarding new coronavirus infectious disease) April 26, 2021

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On April 23, 2021, the government decided to declare a state of emergency in the four prefectures of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo, and implemented it from April 25, 2021. .
In Tokyo, the first emergency declaration was issued for 49 days from April 7, 2020 to May 25, 2020, and from January 8, 2021 to Reiwa 3 The second state of emergency was declared for 73 days until March 21, 2019, and this is the third time.
This announcement was sudden, and Inagi City discussed the response on Friday, April 23, 2021, but the details will not be announced by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government until late at night. We held city task force on Saturday, April 24, 2019 and discussed and decided correspondence. Information on suspensions, postponements, changes, etc. of individual facilities and projects will be communicated in separate ways, such as posting on the city's website, distribution via the city's mail distribution service, posting at facilities, and individual notifications. increase.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to some citizens, such as closing the general gymnasium and health plaza and canceling the general opening of the Fureai no Mori, but the previous state of emergency was declared on March 21, 2021. Not all businesses have completely returned to normal operations since the declaration was lifted, and some have continued to shorten working hours through gradual mitigation measures, so there have been many major changes since before the issuance. there is no.
In the first emergency declaration last year, we took measures such as temporarily closing elementary and junior high schools and requesting that nursery schools and after-school clubs refrain from going to kindergarten. and childcare will continue. In our response, we will of course comply with requests from the government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but we will also take care to minimize the impact on the lives of citizens to the extent possible.

This is an overview of the measures to be taken in the declaration of a state of emergency from the materials of the government's 62nd Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control Headquarters held on April 23, 2021. Based on this policy, the government will notify the target prefectures to declare a state of emergency, and within this framework, each governor will decide and implement emergency measures in their respective prefectures.

Among the materials of the 55th Tokyo Novel Coronavirus Infectious Disease Control Headquarters meeting held on April 23, 2021, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government implemented requests for refraining from going out, requests for suspension of business, and shortened business hours due to the declaration of a state of emergency. Contents of requests, etc.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 45 of the Act on Special Measures against Pandemic Influenza, requests for cooperation from citizens and business operators based on the government's declaration of a state of emergency. ), and those for which the Governor of Tokyo independently requests cooperation pursuant to the provisions of Article 24 of the same law.

The purpose of this emergency declaration is to stop the "flow of people" during Golden Week due to a wide range of requests for leave. Regarding the period, while there are opinions calling for longer measures and opinions that do not want it to be prolonged any longer, Prime Minister Kan said, "As a short-term intensive measure, we will take strong measures to temporarily stop the flow of people." The purpose of the is explained.

Under the current legal system, Japan cannot impose strict restrictions on private rights like those in Europe and the United States. What we need now is to buy time while slowing down the spread of the new coronavirus as much as possible, and connect it to the time for full-scale vaccination.

For the citizens, although the second long-term state of emergency declaration has finally been lifted, it has become the third state of emergency declaration while the state of emergency is still in the process of gradual easing measures. It seems regrettable. It's like going backwards, and I'm sorry about that.
But now is the moment of truth. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our citizens, but once again, please take thorough measures to prevent infection.
Inagi City is currently making the smooth implementation of the new coronavirus vaccination the most important issue.
We will do our utmost to restore the time when citizens can live with smiles on their faces as soon as possible, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.