マスク転売規制解除　消毒液も、供給増で８月にも―厚労省

　厚生労働省は３１日、マスクとアルコール消毒液の転売規制を８月中にも解除すると発表した。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大に伴い極端な品薄状態に陥る中、インターネットなどで高額転売が横行し、政府は規制に踏み切った。しかし、「いずれの製品も供給量が大幅に増加し、購入が可能な状況」（加藤勝信厚労相）になったと判断し、解除を決めた。
　加藤氏は同日の閣議後記者会見で、「需給の逼迫（ひっぱく）が解消されれば、解除すべき性質のものだ」と説明。その上で、「高額転売が横行して製品の購入が困難な状況になれば、ちゅうちょなく転売規制の再実施を検討する」と強調した。（2020/07/31-16:23）

The Japanese health ministry said Friday it plans to lift restrictions on resale of face masks and alcoholic sanitizers as early as August.
   The restrictions have been in place since March for face masks and since May for alcoholic sanitizers to address the practice of reselling them at high prices amid shortages caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
   "Supplies of both products have increased drastically to make them available at stores," health minister Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference.
   "We'll consider imposing the restrictions again without hesitation if it becomes difficult again for people to purchase the products due to bulk purchases for reselling at high prices," Kato said.
   The restrictions were imposed under the law on emergency measures to stabilize people's daily lives. Offenders face a prison term of up to one year or a fine of up to one million yen.