Requested WHO to verify the origin of the new coronavirus Nishimura Economic Recovery Minister June 2 17:02
Regarding measures against the new coronavirus, the Minister for Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura will meet online with Secretary General Ken Kasai of the WHO/West Pacific Regional Secretariat, which has jurisdiction over the Asian region such as Japan and China, in order to use it for future measures. I asked you to verify.
Mr. Nishimura, Minister for Economic Recovery, said, "Japan is at the stage of converging a major epidemic, and in the future, as economic and social activities resume, issues will arise due to the movement of people between countries." He called for sharing knowledge on how to conduct virus inspections when immigration restrictions were relaxed.
In addition, Minister Nishimura acknowledged that it is necessary to share information regarding the situation in Vietnam and Australia where the number of infected people is decreasing, as well as measures in Taiwan using IT technology. We would like you to carry out a thorough verification and use it for future countermeasures against infectious diseases."
In response to this, Secretary-General Kasai said, “At the moment, the world is paying attention to the fact that Japan is preventing the spread of large infections without relying on compulsory force. However, it is a new infectious disease. Based on this, it is very important to gradually restart international exchanges."