The ruling and opposition parties discussed measures against the new coronavirus, which was examined during the closing of the House of Representatives Welfare and Labor Committee, and how to deal with the increasing number of home caregivers and children being infected.

Liberal Democratic Party Tetsuya Kimura "How to increase life-saving facilities"

In this, Mr. Tetsuya Kimura of the Liberal Democratic Party pointed out, "There are nearly 100,000 home recuperators nationwide, but there are cases where they suddenly change and die. How will we increase the facilities to save lives?"



In response, the director of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Masabayashi Health Bureau, said, "Since July, we have secured about 1,900 new beds nationwide. I would like to ask you to consider a specific installation. "

Mr. Akira Nagatsuma, Ritsumin "I need a more in-depth response than ever before."

Akira Nagatsuma of the Constitutional Democratic Party pointed out that "further medical pressure is possible, but it is important to prevent that possibility from happening, and it is necessary to take more in-depth measures than ever before."



Mr. Omi, the chairman of the government subcommittee, said, "Even if the infection speed slows down once with the start of a new school, the infection may spread and medical care may be tight, so be careful. We need to take effective and convincing measures. "

Komeito Michiyo Takagi "Antibody Cocktail Therapy Quickly Establish a System"

Mr. Michiyo Takagi of the Komeito pointed out, "In order to prevent aggravation, I would like to see a system in place to administer antibody cocktail therapy to people with underlying diseases at risk of aggravation as soon as possible."



Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura said, "Emergency symptoms may occur within 24 hours, so medical institutions that can respond properly will promptly proceed so that they can be used outpatiently."

Communist Toru Miyamoto "Inspection kits need to be distributed to all households"

Toru Miyamoto of the Communist Party said, "In Kanagawa Prefecture, we distribute antigen test kits to desired households, and if they are positive, we are trying to test at medical institutions. It may be necessary to distribute test kits to all households. Isn't it? "



Chairman Omi said, "When I'm sick, I do my own antigen test, and if it's positive, most people go to a medical institution, so if I overcome the problem, I think it's worth considering in the country as well." rice field.

Mr. Masayuki Aoyama, a member of the Ishin no Kai group, "Efforts to receive medical examinations for home recuperators nationwide"

Masayuki Aoyama, who belongs to the Nippon Ishin no Kai parliamentary group, pointed out that "if a home recuperator can receive outpatient treatment, CT can be taken and the aggravation can be detected early, so I would like to see the efforts spread nationwide." bottom.



Minister Tamura said, "I think that outpatient medical institutions are taking proper infection control measures, but it would be very good if we could do this, so I would like to consider it."

Mr. Maya Yamazaki "I need a compulsory mechanism to reduce the number of people"

Maya Yamazaki of the Democratic Party for the People pointed out that "in order to reduce the flow of people by 60% to 70%, some kind of compulsory mechanism may be necessary temporarily."



Minister Tamura said, "There is no common understanding of what lockdown means. If you try to have legally strong authority to say,'Don't really leave the house,' it could be a fairly strict restriction on private rights, and the government. It ’s very difficult to say from. ”