Table 14.1.

The specific content of the “infectious disease crisis management countermeasures meeting”.

Date	Meeting	Response
January 28, 2020	The 1st time	Start-up plan: Envisaged that the country and Hokkaido will respond to the confirmed patients emerge. Strengthen the cooperation between departments.
January 31, 2020	The 2nd time	Issue a notice to all residents of Hokkaido, announce the characteristics of suspected symptoms and preventive measures, and call on the public to calmly respond.
February 7, 2020	The 3rd time	Various measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
February 14, 2020	The 4th time	Relevant information of the confirmed patients was released.
February 19, 2020	The 5th time	Announce the status of confirmed patients in Sapporo.
February 21, 2020	The 6th time	Publish relevant information about confirmed patients.
February 25, 2020	The 7th time	The “COVID-19 team” is established under the “infectious disease crisis management countermeasures headquarters.”
February 28, 2020	The 8th time	The “state of emergency declaration” was issued for the 8th time, calling on people to reduce their outings.
March 3, 2020	The 9th time	Submitted a request to the central government, hoping that the central government would set Hokkaido as a “key countermeasure area.”
March 10, 2020	The 10th time	Issued countermeasures in response to the economic impact of COVID-19.
March 18, 2020	The 11th time	The closure of provincial facilities has been extended.
March 24, 2020	The 12th time	An emergency response to the new crown pneumonia was announced, with a budget of 84.2 billion yen.

Source: Made by authors with information from the official website of the Government of Hokkaido http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp.