Proposed to the government to increase the authority of the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare in response to LDP infectious diseases July 2, 18:49
In light of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the LDP recommends to the government to expand the authority of the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare and expand the scope of measures on behalf of the governor in the event of a large-scale epidemic. did.
In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Shiozaki, the General Manager of the administrative reform promotion headquarters of the LDP, visited the Prime Minister's residence on the 2nd and handed over the proposal to Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan.
Among them, regarding the response to the new coronavirus, he pointed out that "There was not enough testing system such as PCR and medical provision system, and there was a lot of confusion in the field", and the cause was between the country and prefectures. I cite the fact that the command and command system seems to be complicated between them.
In the event of a large-scale infectious disease, the authority of the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare will be expanded to expand the scope of measures to be taken on behalf of the prefectural governor. It is said that a new crisis management post for infectious diseases should be established.
The Liberal Democratic Party's Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters is requesting that the necessary revisions to the law be submitted to the ordinary Diet session next year, and will coordinate with the government in the future.