In order to verify the measures against the new corona so far, the government has decided to launch a meeting of experts.
We will identify issues for strengthening the medical care provision system and the functions of health centers, and consider measures to prepare for the spread of infection in the future.
Regarding the measures against the new corona, Prime Minister Kishida has indicated that he will thoroughly examine the government's response so far and will put together a drastic strengthening measure for infectious disease crisis management by June.
To this end, the government has set up a new conference of experts to verify the new corona measures that have been taken so far.
The chair of the Council of Experts will be Ryozo Nagai, the president of Jichi Medical University, and will consist of eight people, including sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi and professor of the University of Tokyo, Joji Shishido, who specializes in constitutional law. ..
We are planning to start concrete discussions next month after the Golden Week holidays, and will identify issues regarding the system for providing medical care and strengthening the functions of health centers when the infection spreads, as well as the system for producing and securing vaccines and therapeutic drugs in the future. We are considering measures to prepare for the spread of the infection.