新型コロナ、感染収束の徹底を　立憲民主党の枝野代表―衆院代表質問がスタート

　菅義偉首相の施政方針演説など政府４演説に対する各党代表質問が２０日午後、衆院本会議で始まった。最初に質問に立った立憲民主党の枝野幸男代表は、新型コロナウイルス感染拡大を受け、国内の医療提供体制が「逼迫（ひっぱく）というより、もはや崩壊だ」と指摘。首相の掲げた経済再生との両立ではなく、感染収束の徹底を図る「ｚｅｒｏ（ゼロ）コロナ」を提唱した。（2021/01/20-13:42）

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano on Wednesday called for taking thorough measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, compared with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's goal of balancing efforts to support the economy and prevent infections.
   Amid the ongoing spread of coronavirus infections, the country's medical system is "already collapsing, rather than just under strain," Edano claimed at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives.
   The main opposition party's leader criticized the Suga government's response to the pandemic, including the declaration of a fresh state of emergency in Tokyo and 10 other prefectures earlier this month, as "falling behind the curve."
   The government "should make a drastic shift to measures for the worst case scenario," Edano stressed.
   In a bid to support medical institutions, Edano demanded the government fully pay costs in advance for the hospitalization of infected people. He also called on the ruling coalition to support a bill jointly submitted by the CDP and three other opposition parties to provide bonuses to medical workers again.