安倍首相、２９日にも記者会見　新型コロナ対応を説明へ

　安倍晋三首相は２８日、国内で感染拡大が続く新型コロナウイルスへの対応を説明するため、２９日にも記者会見する方向で調整に入った。政府関係者が明らかにした。首相がこの問題で会見するのは初めて。
　大規模イベントの自粛や全国の小中高校への臨時休校の要請などに対し、国民からは不安や不満の声が相次いでいる。首相としては、自ら政府の対処方針を説明することで、懸念を払拭（ふっしょく）する狙いがあるとみられる。（2020/02/28-13:06）

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering holding a press conference as early as Saturday to discuss his government's response to the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, government sources said Friday.
   It will be Abe's first press conference on the virus. He apparently aims to dispel public anxiety over his abrupt calls for voluntary restraints on large-scale events and the closure of schools, sources familiar with the situation said.
   On Thursday, Abe called for an emergency nationwide closure of elementary, junior high and high schools from Monday until the start of the spring break.
   Earlier this week, he requested that large-scale sports and cultural events be canceled, postponed or scaled back in the next two weeks.
   At a parliamentary meeting on Friday, Abe said he will explain his government's response to the virus directly to the public if necessary.