入院拒否「懲役か罰金」　感染症法改正案で政府方針―通常国会提出へ

　政府は１３日の新型コロナウイルス対策に関する政府・与野党連絡協議会で、感染症法改正で新設する入院を拒否した感染者への罰則について、「１年以下の懲役または１００万円以下の罰金を想定している」と説明した。今後、条文化を進め、１８日召集の通常国会に提出する方針だ。立憲民主党は罰則の緩和を含め再検討を求めた。
　政府は協議会で、感染経路を把握するための保健所による積極的疫学調査への協力拒否に関しても「６カ月以下の懲役か５０万円以下の罰金」を検討していると伝えた。（2021/01/13-18:50）

The Japanese government is considering making novel coronavirus carriers' refusal to be hospitalized punishable with imprisonment or a fine.
   As punishment to be introduced through a planned revision of the infectious disease prevention law, a prison term of up to one year or a fine of up to 1 million yen is being considered for refusal of hospitalization by infected people, a government official said.
   The official made the remark at a liaison meeting between the government and the ruling and opposition camps Wednesday.
   The government also told the meeting that it is considering a prison term of up to six months or a fine of up to 500,000 yen as planned punishment for refusing to cooperate with active epidemiological investigations by local public health offices to identify COVID-19 transmission routes.
   The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan requested the government to reconsider the proposed penalties.