በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጁ ላይ "የሕክምና ሥርዓቱን ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ በጥንቃቄ ተመልክተን ውሳኔ እንወስዳለን" ሲሉ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዮሺሂዴ ሱጋ ተናግረዋል።
"We look carefully at the current state of the medical system and make a decision" on the state of emergency, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said.