To lower the number of members present in the lower house plenary session and committees Prevent corona infection April 10, 15:22

From the perspective of preventing the transmission of the new coronavirus, the House of Representatives has agreed that councils to attend plenary sessions and committees should be coordinated by delegates to avoid congestion.

The House of Representatives Steering Committee held a meeting of the Board of Directors to discuss the future state of the Diet in response to the Declaration of Emergency.

In order to reduce the risk of infection and to avoid congestion from the perspective of preventing outbreaks, the plenary session and the committee will coordinate the members of each denomination during the question and answer session, keeping in mind the quorum, Lawmakers who are not attending will watch the questions live.

Meanwhile, voting will continue with all members present.

The lower house plenary meeting held on the afternoon of October 10 did not take this action because only the bill was passed, but at the plenary session next week, some members of the House of Representatives first voted on human resources and other matters. Will leave their seats and will be briefed and asked about the pension system reform bill.

The Diet has decided to extend the suspension of the visit until next month and close the training facilities used by lawmakers.