Regarding the new organization to be established as a control tower for infectious disease control, the government will name it the "Cabinet Infectious Diseases Crisis Management Agency", and has begun coordination to submit the necessary bills to the ordinary Diet session at the beginning of the year, aiming for its establishment within the next fiscal year. rice field.
Based on the response to the new corona so far, the government decided in June to establish a new organization to serve as a control tower in the Cabinet Secretariat in order to strengthen measures against infectious diseases.
As a result of deliberations so far, the government has decided to name the new organization the ``Cabinet Infectious Diseases Crisis Management Agency'' and has begun coordination to submit the necessary bills to the ordinary Diet session at the beginning of the year, with the aim of establishing it within the next fiscal year. .
A deputy chief cabinet secretary will be assigned to the top position, and in normal times, they will conduct drills and check the preparation status of each ministry and agency, and will be responsible for the initial response in an emergency.
In addition, we aim to establish the Japanese version of the CDC = Center for Disease Control in the United States, which will be created by integrating the "National Institute of Infectious Diseases" and the "National Center for Global Health and Medicine" after FY2025.
The government will decide on these policies at the New Corona Countermeasures Headquarters, which will open in early next month, and will begin full-scale drafting of the bill.