Facility for treating pathogens in Musashimurayama City, Tokyo To be examined specifically, such as relocation site 20:17 on August 5
Regarding the facilities of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, which handles pathogens with the highest risk such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Tokyo Musashi Murayama City, where the facility is located, is requesting future relocation, but the country will move to Musashi Murayama City on the 5th. On the other hand, I announced that I would like to start a concrete study of the relocation destination from this month at the earliest.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Government Building, located in Musashimurayama City, Tokyo, has a facility called “BSL-4” that can handle a high-risk pathogen. I am.
Since last year, research using the Ebola virus has been carried out at this facility, but due to the opposition from local residents, Musashimurayama City has decided to relocate the facility in the future when carrying in pathogens. As a condition, a council was held on the 5th to discuss the relocation between national and local stakeholders.
In this context, national officials need a facility for researching highly pathogenic pathogens in order to take measures against infectious diseases, and explain that if a new facility is constructed, it will take about 7 years to start operation. did.
On that basis, the country side expressed its intention to proceed with specific studies such as the relocation destination in the future, while the representatives of the residents responded, "I would like to promote discussions as a local community." ..
In response to this, the country wants to hold a meeting to discuss concretely the new candidate sites, etc. with experts of infectious diseases and Musashimurayama city as early as this month.