Regarding infectious disease countermeasures, Prime Minister Kishida met with Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto at the Prime Minister's Office, and instructed him to consider concrete measures for strengthening the function of the control tower and then proceed with the efforts.
The government's expert council, which examines the measures against the new corona so far, will compile the recommendations in the middle of this month, and the government plans to announce drastic strengthening measures for infectious disease crisis management based on the recommendations.
Under these circumstances, Prime Minister Kishida met with Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto at the Prime Minister's Office on the morning of the 10th, and instructed him to proceed with the efforts after considering concrete measures for strengthening the command tower function. ..
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister Goto said, "By this month, we will summarize the results of examinations from a medium- to long-term perspective, such as strengthening the control tower function, the infectious disease law, and securing the health and medical care provision system. Work is also progressing. I would like to work firmly according to the instructions of Prime Minister Kishida. "