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Britain appoints minister to tackle loneliness

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Britain has appointed a minister for loneliness to continue the work of murdered lawmaker Jo Cox and tackle the isolation felt by more than 1 in 10 people in Britain.

Sports minister Tracey Crouch will take up the new role and develop a strategy to address loneliness, which research has linked with dementia, early mortality and high blood pressure.

"We should all do everything we can to see that, in Jo's memory, we bring an end to the acceptance of loneliness for good," Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement. (Reuters)

英首相、新たに孤独担当大臣を任命

テリーザ・メイ英首相は、孤独を社会問題として捉えて対策を講じるため、孤独担当大臣を新たに任命した。英国では少なくとも10人に1人が孤独を感じているという。

The Japan Times ST: February 2, 2018