重点期間中の解散否定的　菅首相

　菅義偉首相は１日のテレビ東京番組で、新型コロナウイルス対策として大阪府などに適用する「まん延防止等重点措置」期間中に衆院解散・総選挙に踏み切ることに否定的な考えを示した。同措置は５日から来月５日までで、期間内に解散するか問われた首相は「基本的にコロナの感染拡大（への対応）を最優先で行っていくことが大事だ」と述べた。（2021/04/01-23:33）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday sounded negative about dissolving the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of parliament, for a snap general election during the upcoming one-month novel coronavirus pre-emergency period.
   "Basically, it's important to implement measures against the coronavirus on a top priority basis," Suga said in a television program.
   On Thursday, the government decided to put some areas in the western prefectures of Osaka and Hyogo and the northeastern prefecture of Miyagi under the coronavirus pre-emergency stage, in response to recent surges in new infection cases in the prefectures.
   The pre-emergency designation will run from Monday to May 5, the final day of the Golden Week holidays starting in late April. During the one-month period, intensive measures will be taken in the designated areas to improve the local infection situations.
   The term of office for current Lower House members is set to end on Oct. 21.