Regarding the working status of the staff of the "Countermeasure Promotion Office", which is responsible for coordinating measures against the new coronavirus, the government said at a cabinet meeting on the 5th that the average time spent in the office other than regular working hours was January. I have decided on an answer that it was about 124 hours.
While the issue of correcting long working hours for national government employees is an issue, an independent member of the House of Councilors, Kiyoshi Adachi, wrote in a letter of inquiry about the working conditions of the staff of the "Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Promotion Office" of the Cabinet Secretariat.
On the other hand, at the Cabinet meeting on the 5th, the government said that the average number of hours that the staff of the promotion office was in the office other than regular working hours was about 124 hours in January, and the longest staff was 391 hours. I have decided on an answer that says it was.
In addition, the answer states that no staff member received approval and carried out telework on weekdays from November last year to January.
And, from the government's point of view, as the infection situation changes day by day, it was necessary to deal with many tasks, which put a heavy burden on the staff, and will continue to improve the health of the staff. We will do our utmost to carry out our business with due consideration.