Yuichiro Hata, the secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who died on the 27th, was confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus by subsequent examinations.
This is the first time an incumbent member of parliament has been infected and died.
The Constitutional Democratic Party's Secretary-General, Haneda, was ill and was taken to a hospital in Tokyo on the 27th, but was confirmed dead.
Mr. Haneda had a fever on the 24th of this month, and he was in poor physical condition after that. He was scheduled to undergo a PCR test on the 27th, so after his death, he was infected with the new coronavirus as a result of tests. Was confirmed.
This is the first time an incumbent member of parliament has died of a new coronavirus infection through both houses of parliament.
Mr. Haneda was elected to the Nagano constituency of the House of Councilors five times.
After serving as the secretary of his father, Tsutomu Hata, he was elected for the first time in the by-election of the House of Councilors in 1999, and held important positions such as serving as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under the former Democratic Party administration.
After that, after working for the former Democratic Party for the People, he joined the Constitutional Democratic Party in September and was the secretary general of the House of Councilors of the party.