New Pneumonia `` Designated Infectious Diseases '' Cabinet Order Moved Ahead of Tomorrow Cabinet Decision January 31 17:08
The government has decided in a cabinet meeting to rotate the date of enforcement from February 7 to February 1 on a Cabinet Order to make infectious diseases such as pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus as "designated infectious diseases" based on the law. did.
Regarding infectious diseases such as pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, the government first Cabinet Cabinet ordinance for designating it as a `` designated infectious disease '' in the Infectious Diseases Law and a `` quarantine infectious disease '' in the Quarantine Law to prevent the spread of infection in Japan. The decision was made and it will take effect on the 7th of next month.
However, since the WHO has declared the World Health Organization "a public health emergency of international concern", the government decided to move the enforcement date one day earlier by a rotating Cabinet meeting on the 31st.
This will allow you to forcibly enter a medical institution from one day, instruct them to take a break from work for a certain period of time, and impose penalties if they do not follow the instructions for examinations and consultations at airports and ports. Will be
The decree applies not only to people who have developed pneumonia due to the new coronavirus, but also to those who are suspected and those who have no symptoms.