「ロックダウンの法整備検討を」　政府分科会で求める声

　３０日に開かれた新型コロナウイルス対策を協議する基本的対処方針分科会で、出席者から将来的にロックダウン（都市封鎖）を可能とする法整備の検討を求める意見が出された。
　分科会に出席した東邦大の舘田一博教授は終了後、記者団に「ロックダウンは法的根拠がないからできないが、将来的にそういう仕組みを考えていく必要があるのではないかとの意見が出た」と明らかにした。（2021/07/30-12:32）

At least one participant at a meeting of the Japanese government's panel of experts on basic coronavirus response policy measures urged the government on Friday to consider establishing a law allowing lockdowns in the future.
   Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Toho University professor Kazuhiro Tateda, who was present at the meeting, revealed that while Japan currently is unable to introduce lockdown measures due to the lack of a legal basis, there was suggestion at the meeting that the country needs to think about such a measure in the future.
   "There was talk of the need to consider (allowing) lockdown measures," Kamon Iizumi, governor of Tokushima and president of the National Governors' Association, said.
   "It may be the time for us to discuss preparing a law that would actually stop flows of people in certain areas," he added.