Understanding the total number of new corona infected people Considering early review Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato expressed concern about the further increase in the number of deaths of people infected with the new corona at the closing examination of the House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee on the 19th. He expressed his intention to respond promptly by listening to experts.

The House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee held a closing examination on the morning of the 19th in order to deliberate on the response to the new corona, which continues to spread infection.

At the outset, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato, who made his first statement in the Diet after taking office for the third time, said, "The environment surrounding health, labor and welfare administration is changing every moment, and we will return to the basics and work on issues such as new corona countermeasures. ' said his belief.

Regarding the current infection situation, Minister Kato said, ``Yesterday, the number of new infections reached the highest level, and the number of deaths exceeded the highest ever, and there are concerns about further increases. In addition to concerns about an increase in the number of new infections, schools will be reopened from the latter half of August, and we must keep an eye on infection trends."

On the other hand, Nagatsuma, former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare of the Constitutional Democratic Party, commented on the government's countermeasures against the new coronavirus, saying, ``The number of new infections, deaths, and clusters of elderly facilities has reached a record high.The government lacks a sense of crisis. '' he pointed out.

After that, she called for an urgent review of the total number of infected people, saying that the burden on the medical field is increasing.

In response, Minister Kato said, ``We are considering how to retain the purpose and function of grasping all patients while reducing the burden on medical institutions, while listening to experts and medical practitioners. I want to be able to respond appropriately," he said.