Prime Minister Abe's New Corona Measures Instruction to hurry to formulate a comprehensive basic policy February 23 19:03
Prime Minister Abe said that the government's new headquarters for coronavirus was opened, and Prime Minister Abe said that it was necessary to immediately develop a medical system to prevent serious cases in the event that the number of patients increased significantly in Japan. The Minister of Labor led the government to urgently formulate a comprehensive basic policy.
In this context, Prime Minister Abe said, “Some patients have unknown transmission routes in multiple areas, and this is an important aspect in preventing large-scale spread of infection. , It's crucial to slow the rate of patient growth in controlling future outbreaks. "
Kato also stated, "In preparation for a significant increase in the number of patients in Japan in the future, it is necessary to urgently set up a medical provision system centering on the prevention of illness from the perspective of suppressing the occurrence of severely ill patients." Instructed by the Minister, urgently to formulate a comprehensive basic policy assuming the spread of infection.
Prime Minister Abe also explained that some medical institutions have begun to administer the influenza drug Avigan, etc., in order to establish a treatment method, and called for accelerating efforts.
Furthermore, over responding to cruise ships with confirmed outbreaks of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Abe will strengthen the checks on the health of those who have left the ship and take necessary measures to disembark the crew. Instructed to proceed.