自・立、コロナ特措法改正で修正協議　罰則・国会報告の是非焦点

　自民、立憲民主両党は２６日昼、政府が今国会に提出した新型コロナウイルス対策の特別措置法や感染症法の改正案について、国会内で修正協議を始めた。立憲側は、刑事罰である懲役・罰金を削除することや、緊急事態宣言の前段階として設ける「まん延防止等重点措置」に国会報告を義務付けることなどを要求。自民側の対応が焦点だ。
　協議は衆院の内閣、厚生労働両委員会の与野党筆頭理事間で２７日まで行われる予定。自民側は週内決着を目指し、一定の修正を受け入れる姿勢を示している。（2021/01/26-12:09）

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan started talks Tuesday to modify government-proposed bills to revise laws related to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
   The CDP is demanding the removal from the bills of possible criminal penalties including on those who refuse to be hospitalized after contracting the coronavirus.
   The opposition party is also calling for the bills to oblige the government to notify the Diet, the country's parliament, of any plan to take measures that precede the declaration of a state of emergency over the pandemic.
   The LDP-CDP talks will be held through Wednesday, with the LDP appearing ready to accept some modifications to the bills.
   At a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said the government will fully respect the outcome of the talks.