Rinmin Asks MHLW officials to check for infection with executives seeking virus testing February 17:28

The Constitutional Democratic Party has called on the LDP to conduct virus testing to senior officials, including the Deputy Minister and the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, who have contacted officials of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, who have been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.

At the Lower House Finance and Finance Committee meeting held yesterday, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's representatives stated that Deputy Minister Hashimoto and Secretary of State Self-Looking had been working on a cruise ship with officials confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. , Revealed that there was contact.

In response, the Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the Azuma Diet meeting talks with the Liberal Democratic Party's Moriyama Parliamentary Committee chairperson, and the infection could spread to Deputy Minister Hashimoto and the Chief Cabinet Secretary, as well as executives who contacted the two. Pointed out that sex cannot be ruled out.

We then requested that executives, including Minister Kato, immediately conduct a virus test and report the results to the Diet.

He also requested that the Ministry of Justice change the interpretation of the National Public Service Act to submit a document indicating the date on which the prosecutor's office of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office extended the retirement age.

Mr. Moriyama said, "I would like to consult with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I would also like to confirm with the Ministry of Justice and reply."

"We want Deputy Minister Hashimoto and Secretary-General to be self-reported in and out of the central government of the country, and urgently carry out the inspection," Azumi told reporters.