The National Governors' Association recommends strengthening ties with the country to control the spread of infection February 21, 15:00
To curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the National Governors' Meeting has compiled an urgent proposal to strengthen cooperation between the government and local governments.
Chairman Iizumi of the National Governors' Association visited the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on May 21 and handed the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato each an urgent proposal to curb the spread of the new coronavirus infection. .
The proposal states that the government and local governments need to work together to strengthen the testing and medical systems in each region.
In addition, regarding the disclosure of the history of infected people's actions performed by local governments, the government will present a unified response policy that considers the reputational damage and protection of privacy, as well as those returning from China and Hubei Province by charter aircraft. They also want to share information from passengers who have disembarked from cruise ships with confirmed outbreaks with local governments.
After handing over the proposal, Mr. Iizumi told reporters, "Since the phase is changing rapidly, such as the spread of domestic infections, we want the local government to take care of the site and provide a wide range of information."