Chairman of the Experts' Meeting 18:47 June 24, 18:47

Members of the government's expert meeting, which has been discussing measures against infection with the new coronavirus, held a press conference on the 24th and said about activities such as directly calling for measures to the general public ``Become leaning forward, the expert meeting decides the policy I think it gave the impression that they were doing it." After that, the government should clarify the role, such as deciding whether to adopt expert recommendations and implementing policies.

At the expert meeting, Takaji Wakita and Vice Chairman Shigeru Omi held a press conference at the Japan Press Club in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the 24th.

Among them, in the end of February, Chairman Wakita thought that the sense of crisis for the spread of infection was not generally transmitted, and since then, with the consent of the government, he has expressed his views and recommendations directly showing the infection situation and countermeasures. He said, "I think it was a curse, and it gave the impression that the expert council had decided on a policy."

In addition, in preparation for the second wave of infection in the future, it will be clearly shown that the government will decide whether to adopt the recommendations made by experts and implement policies, and utilize communication experts who respond to crisis, etc. The company is urgently requesting a review of the transmission system.

Mr. Wakita said, "The system for responding to pandemics in Japan is incomplete, and we need to further consider what is needed. The second wave may be in the immediate vicinity, so we will not end with this and work on measures. I want to do it."

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Executives “Insufficient information from the government side to study future plans

The expert meeting pointed out that the government should take the lead in "risk communication" including the transmission of information to citizens. It wasn't, because the government wasn't sending it out enough, and the expert council explained at the press conference politely, but as a result they seemed to make policy decisions." It was.

In addition, he said, "I used to hold press conferences from time to time, but I had to think more about what I was worried about from the perspective of the people. I have to think about what to do in the future."

In addition, based on the proposal, he indicated that he would consider revising the structure of the expert meeting, including gathering experts from various fields in the future.