First Meeting of the New Corona Subcommittee “Discussion on Expansion of PCR Testing” Minister of Economic Recovery July 6:15:18
In order to make a progressive transition to the expert meeting on the new coronavirus countermeasures, the first session of the new subcommittee established by the government was held. I asked to discuss.
The government reviewed the system regarding expert meetings to discuss countermeasures against new coronaviruses, focusing on balancing infection control and socio-economic activities, and added measures such as economists and governors A new subcommittee was established.
At the first meeting on the 6th, Minister of Economic Rehabilitation Nishimura said, "I would like you to discuss from a broad perspective based on your expertise and experience," analysis of the infection situation and scheduled for this month, 10, We requested that we discuss how to raise the level of economic and social activities and discuss how PCR testing should be expanded.
In addition, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said, "The medical care system in Tokyo is not so tight at present, but we need to be cautious about the spread of infections among the elderly. I want to have a discussion."
In response to this, Shigeru Omi, President of the Regional Medical Function Promotion Organization, who serves as chairman of the subcommittee, said, "It is a national issue how to balance socio-economic activities with measures to prevent the spread of infection. And expectations are extremely high.” He suggested the idea of recommending the outcome of the discussion to the government, including what measures should be taken at the border.
This subcommittee is positioned as one of the subcommittees of the experts' conference under the "Ministerial Council" established to combat the new influenza.
In addition to this, the government also established an expert meeting with Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University as a member in order to evaluate the effectiveness of infection prevention measures using the latest supercomputer "Togaku" and AI. We are studying measures for expansion.