昭恵夫人、３月中旬に大分訪問　安倍首相がコロナ警戒呼び掛けの直後

　安倍昭恵首相夫人が３月中旬、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大防止に向けた改正新型インフルエンザ対策特別措置法が施行された直後に、大分県宇佐市の宇佐神宮などを参拝していたと、１６日発売の週刊文春が報じた。
　週刊文春によると、昭恵夫人は３月１５日、知人らと一緒に宇佐神宮を訪問。マスクは着けず、神事などに加わったという。
　前日の同１４日には安倍晋三首相が改正特措法の施行を受けて記者会見し、「現状は依然として警戒を緩めることはできない」などと国民に呼び掛けていた。（2020/04/16-14:42）

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife visited Oita Prefecture in mid-March, right after a law was revised to allow him to declare a state of emergency over the new coronavirus, a weekly magazine reported Thursday.
   Akie Abe visited Usajingu shrine in the city of Usa and other places in the southwestern prefecture with her friends on March 15, according to Shukan Bunshun.
   She participated in ritual services without wearing a face mask, the report said.
   On March 14, the prime minister held a press conference about the revision of the special measures law on the fight against new strains of influenza to cover the coronavirus.
   On the situation of the virus outbreak, he said at the time that "the guard against the virus can't be lowered yet," calling on the public to remain on alert.