Prime Minister Abe Preparing for the second wave of the new corona infection Examination and strengthening the medical system July 1, 19:06
In preparation for the second wave of the new coronavirus infection, Prime Minister Abe expressed his intention to expand the inspection system and strengthen the medical system based on the proposal of the LDP.
The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the government, Kishida, met with Prime Minister Abe at the Prime Minister's official residence on July 1, and handed over a proposal to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Mr. Kishida said, "If you look at the situation in Tokyo, you cannot be alert and you must be prepared for a long-term battle."
In addition, we will greatly enhance our testing capabilities, such as the introduction of a fully-automatic PCR testing device and the strengthening of the production system for antigen testing kits, and prepare for the re-epidemic of the spread of infections by treating each hospital bed and lodging according to the infection status. We asked for securing facilities.
In response, Prime Minister Abe said, "The greatest mission of politics is to protect the lives, health, and employment of the people. It is important to prepare for the next spread of infection, and to strengthen the medical system and expand the inspection system. I want to do it firmly."