Following the spread of the new corona infection, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto has provided support to secure the medical care provision system at an online meeting with the National Governors' Association only in areas where priority measures such as spread prevention have been issued. He expressed his intention to consider whether the measure could be applied to other areas.
Among them, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto doubled the amount of medical fees that are specially added to 5,000 yen per person when conducting medical examinations by telephone, etc. in areas where priority measures such as prevention of spread have been issued. , ▽ I explained that we are taking support measures such as doubling the subsidy for medical treatment of mildly ill patients infected in the facility for the elderly to a maximum of 300,000 yen per person.
Regarding this, Governor Hirai of Tottori Prefecture, who is the chairman of the National Governors' Association, said, "I want you to have a neutral system so that it can be applied regardless of whether it is a priority measure or not." In response to the request, Minister Goto expressed his intention to proceed with the examination based on the request.
Furthermore, regarding vaccination of children aged 5 to 11, Minister Goto explained the policy of carefully explaining the efficacy and safety of vaccination using leaflets, etc., while Governor Hirai said, " It doesn't say "hit" and it's difficult for us to proceed. I want you to promote the inoculation in a way that is easier to understand. "