noun
semi-state of emergency; COVID-19 quasi-emergency measures
Colloquial abbreviation for まん延防止等重点措置, the official term for the quasi-emergency measures implemented in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Used in news and everyday conversation.
See also: まん延防止等重点措置
政府は東京にまん防を適用する方針だ。
The government plans to apply quasi-emergency measures to Tokyo.
まん防が出ている間は、飲食店
While the semi-state of emergency is in effect, restaurant hours are shortened.
A full state of emergency with stricter measures, while まん防 refers to the less severe quasi-emergency measures.
The formal, full term for the measures abbreviated as まん防.
Abbreviation of まん延防止等重点措置 (man'en bōshi-tō jūten sochi), taking the first character of 蔓延 (man'en) and 防止 (bōshi).