Preparing a medical system in each prefecture in preparation for an outbreak of infection Atsushi Kato March 25, 22:09
In preparation for the explosive spread of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato called on the Governors of Japan to urgently improve the medical system in each prefecture.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held an exchange meeting with the National Governors' Association on the night of the 25th regarding the medical system when the infection of the new coronavirus spread.
In this context, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato has called for urgent efforts to improve the medical system in anticipation of peak times in preparation for the explosive spread of the disease, as the number of patients is increasing in Tokyo and other urban areas.
The Governors' Association also indicated its intention to cooperate with this, and confirmed that it would work in cooperation with setting up medical institutions that accept patients and strengthening the health center system.
On the other hand, the Governors' side has set up a government response headquarters based on the Special Measures Law, which had been enacted earlier, and clarified the criteria for holding events, in order to strongly promote measures to prevent the spread of infection. We also sought effective countermeasures, such as compensating for losses in the event that we do so.
After this, Chairman Iizumi of the National Governors' Association stated that "It is important that the national and local governments share policies and proceed with measures. We would like to ask each prefecture to explain each measure in advance." Was.