At a press conference on the 4th, Prime Minister Suga will consider issuing a state of emergency based on the Act on Special Measures for Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus, targeting Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa prefectures. I have stated.
In response to this, Edano, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, told reporters, "I'm very sorry that I lost my decision late, but I would like to evaluate it because it is many times better than not issuing it. It is expected that some businesses will be able to do so, so we should provide sufficient compensation and set, and the government should firmly support the financial resources. "
In addition, when the Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Moriyama and the Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman Jun Azumi meet and a state of emergency is declared, the House Steering Committee of both Houses of Representatives will be held, and the content and period of the declaration will be held by the government. We received reports in advance about such matters and confirmed that we would ask questions.
It was agreed that the amendment to the Act on Special Measures Concerning New Coronavirus, which the government would normally submit to the Diet, would be deliberated as soon as it was submitted.
After the meeting, Mr. Moriyama told reporters, "First of all, we will work together with the ruling and opposition parties to expect the amendment to be passed. It is important to pass it in early February."
On the other hand, at the meeting, it was agreed that the Cabinet Committee of both Houses of Representatives will conduct a closing examination on the 13th and 14th next week in order to discuss infection control measures.
Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Kuni Moriyama "Efforts to prevent the spread of infection"
The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Moriyama, told reporters, "It is extremely regrettable that the infection continues to spread despite the desperate efforts of medical personnel. We ask the people to continue their efforts to prevent the spread of the infection. We have to do it. If there is a necessary revision of the law, the Diet will hurry to respond. "
On top of that, regarding the government's response so far, "I think that there were times when the first response did not go as expected. Promptly correcting the policy is a particularly life-threatening problem, and it is important. ".
Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman "A lot of things to check"
The Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the Azumi National Assembly told reporters, "It's a shame to go behind the scenes and declare a state of emergency as prompted by the governor. Opposition parties have been big for a month. He has argued that a declaration should be made before the outbreak of infection. There are many things I would like to see, such as why I pulled it without making it so far. "