Junya Ogawa, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party who was infected with the new coronavirus, persecuted the government on the 25th, citing his experience fighting the disease.

The House Budget Committee has begun deliberating on the third supplemental budget for this year, which includes measures against the coronavirus and economic measures. Ogawa sternly pointed out the lack of crisis management regarding the government’s ruling party’s measures against the crown, citing the case of former PLD Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara, who became the ninth infected member of the Diet in a question.

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The first question and answer from a member of parliament who had experienced the novel coronavirus infection was an ironic exchange. Ogawa appointed Nobuteru Ishihara, former general secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party, as the spearhead. Mr. Ishihara, who was infected on the 22nd, had dinner with Tetsushi Sakamoto, the active minister of the 100 million, at his faction meeting on the 21st the day before. Mr. Ogawa asked, “I was wondering if you would come with a close contact,” and Mr. Sakamoto said, “(Seat) is not the face-to-face type, but a mask just for eating. I took a PCR test and it was certified by the public health center as a non-close contact. “

Mr. Ogawa replied, “It’s hard to suddenly believe.” “Did the people who had such a sloppy dinner during this period really wear masks carefully, except at dinner time? The ministers are having dinner during this period. Shouldn’t they be replaced?” I approached Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga with a loud voice, but he said, “I believe Minister Sakamoto’s comments, so I’m not thinking of changing.”

Mr. Ishihara, who was hospitalized immediately after the infection was found, was cited by Mr. Ogawa because there were some doubts in the media. “By saying that we should not have dinner, we are the only privileged ones. Some people say that people with symptoms cannot be hospitalized, but why can they be immediately hospitalized without symptoms?” He said: “I cannot be hospitalized. It is not surprising that the top executives of the Liberal Democratic Party, who are involved in national affairs, are skeptical about this in a situation where many people die at home.” the defensive side, saying, “I’ll take it as an opinion.”

Mr. Ogawa was found infected on November 17 of last year and was hospitalized for 11 days. “I was denied the exam at a nearby clinic and transferred to the nearest clinic, which was brought into the Tokyo consultation center, with a fever of 39 degrees, and I walked about 1 km,” he complained vividly. Mr. Ogawa is interviewing three ministers, including the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare, Norihisa Tamura, on the 16th, when he had a fever the day before the infection was discovered. When I asked Mr. Tamura to perform a PCR test, Mr. Tamura refused to respond, saying it would be “personal information”. On the other hand, Mr. Sakamoto made a clear statement about the PCR test in his reply. The opposition party is likely to continue to pursue the ruling party’s confusion, as perceptions and interpretations of the inspection release differ by ministers.[Satoru Ogami]

◆ New coronavirus infection of Diet members Shuichi Takatori, a member of the House of Representatives (Liberal Democratic Party) who was positively confirmed on September 18 last year, is the first. In November, the House of Councilors Mitsuru Sakurai (independent, Liberal Democratic Party) and Junya Ogawa, member of the House of Representatives (Constitutional Democratic Party) were infected. In December, Mr. Naomi Tokashiki (Liberal Democratic Party), Mr. Naoichi Takemoto (Liberal Democratic Party), Mr. Yuichiro Hata (Liberal Democratic Party) and Mr. Tadashi Shimizu (Liberal Democratic Party) became the sixth person positive. On December 27, his status suddenly changed on the way to the hospital, making him the first member of parliament to die. The infection was confirmed by Takao Ando (Liberal Democratic Party) on January 19 and Nobuteru Ishihara (Liberal Democratic Party) on January 22, and the number of infected members of the Diet was nine.