古川法相がコロナ陽性　閣僚で２人目

　法務省は３日、古川禎久法相が新型コロナウイルスに感染したと発表した。閣僚の感染が確認されたのは野田聖子少子化担当相に続き２人目。
　古川氏は１日からウクライナ避難民の現状視察のためポーランドを訪問する予定だったが、家族がコロナに感染し濃厚接触者となる可能性が出たため急きょ中止。代役として林芳正外相が同国を訪問した。
　法務省によると、古川氏は抗原検査を受け、３日に感染が確認された。現在は在宅療養中という。（2022/04/03-15:25）

Japanese Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Justice Ministry said Sunday.
   Furukawa became the second Japanese cabinet minister confirmed with the virus, after Seiko Noda, minister in charge of measures against the declining birthrate, whose infection was announced on Friday.
   The justice minister was scheduled to visit Poland as a special envoy of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from Friday to learn the needs of Ukrainian evacuees who fled to Poland to escape Russia's invasion of their country. But the trip was canceled because at least one member of his family was infected with the novel coronavirus and he could be a close contact. Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi flew to Poland in place of Furukawa.
   According to the Justice Ministry, Furukawa took an antigen test for COVID-19 and was confirmed positive for the virus on Sunday. He is currently recovering at home.