Regarding the amendment bills such as the Act on Special Measures for Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus, the ruling party is prepared to respond to amendment discussions after submitting it to the Diet, based on the opinion of the opposition party who is cautious about including penalties. , Coordination between the ruling and opposition parties is expected next week.
In order to increase the effectiveness of measures against the new coronavirus, the government has revised the Special Measures Law that imposes a fine of 500,000 yen or less on businesses that do not respond to orders to shorten business hours, and infections that do not respond to hospitalization recommendations. The policy is to submit a bill to amend the Infectious Diseases Control Law, which imposes criminal penalties including imprisonment on persons, to the Diet on the 22nd.
On the other hand, opposition parties such as the Constitutional Democratic Party have revised it, saying that even if penalties are set, it will not be effective unless there is sufficient compensation for businesses, and it is too much to impose imprisonment on infected people who do not respond to hospitalization recommendations. I'm asking you to revise the plan.
Under these circumstances, the ruling party is willing to respond to amendment discussions if requested by the opposition party after the amendment is submitted to the Diet, saying that cooperation from the opposition party is necessary for the early establishment.
The ruling party intends to hurry deliberation to pass and pass the amendment early next month, and it is expected that coordination will be made between the ruling and opposition parties next week over the details of the penalties.