Noda declining birthrate confirmation of new corona infection No close contact with the prime minister and ministers

As a result of the PCR test, the Minister in charge of declining birthrate Noda confirmed that he was infected with the new coronavirus.

According to the Cabinet Office's announcement, the Minister in charge of declining birthrate Noda had a fever in the low 37s on the morning of the 1st.

Therefore, when a PCR test was performed at a medical institution in Tokyo, it was confirmed that the new coronavirus was positive.

Minister Noda is currently receiving medical treatment at his home in Tokyo.

The Cabinet Office has disinfected the office of Minister Noda, which means that Prime Minister Kishida, other ministers, and Cabinet Office staff have no close contacts.

This is the first time a minister has confirmed an infection and the 45th member of parliament.

On the other hand, the ruling party is proposing to the opposition party that the bill to establish the "Children's Family Agency", which will be the control tower for children's policy, under the jurisdiction of Minister Noda, will be deliberated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 7th next week. However, it is expected that the deliberation schedule will be delayed due to the inability of Minister Noda to respond.

Liberal Democratic Party Takagi National Assembly Countermeasures Chairman "Under discussion with opposition party"

The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Takagi, said, "I've been thinking about how to handle the bill to set up a" Children's Family Agency "in the press," I wanted to start deliberations next week, but when and how to do it. We are in talks with the opposition party. It will be after Minister Noda is able to appear in the Diet on the 7th next week because Minister Noda will not be able to respond. "