On the 10th, the Ministry of the Environment announced that he had undergone appendicitis surgery and was hospitalized for a while regarding the Minister of the Environment Koizumi, who complained of poor physical condition.
Minister of the Environment Koizumi was scheduled to attend the intensive deliberation of the House of Councilors Budget Committee on the afternoon of the 10th, but was absent due to poor physical condition.
According to the Ministry of the Environment, Minister Koizumi had a slight fever, and as a result of a PCR test just in case, it was negative.
After that, as a result of seeing a doctor, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent surgery at a hospital in Tokyo.
Minister Koizumi will be hospitalized for a while.
Minister Koizumi will be absent from the Cabinet meeting on the 11th, and the House of Representatives Environment Committee will cancel the question on the 11th, and instead Deputy Minister Sasakawa will explain the purpose of the bill to be deliberated on behalf of Minister Koizumi.
The Ministry of the Environment says, "I want to minimize the impact on the Diet deliberations."