井上万博相、自宅待機に　高鳥氏の隣に着席―新型コロナ

　内閣府は１９日、井上信治万博担当相が新型コロナウイルスの感染が判明した高鳥修一衆院議員の隣に座っていたとして、当面の間、自宅待機の措置をとると発表した。井上氏の体調に異変はない。
　内閣府によると、井上氏は１６日の衆院本会議に出席した際、高鳥氏の隣に着席していた。
　井上氏は１９日午後、万博相就任後初めて大阪入りし、２０２５年国際博覧会（大阪・関西万博）に向けて吉村洋文大阪府知事や松井一郎大阪市長らと面談する予定だったが、自宅待機措置を受け、急きょ延期を決めた。（2020/09/19-01:23）

Shinji Inoue, Japanese minister in charge of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, western Japan, has decided to self-quarantine at home over the novel coronavirus, the Cabinet Office said Friday.
   Inoue sat next to House of Representatives member Shuichi Takatori, who has tested positive for the virus, when they attended a plenary meeting of the Lower House on Wednesday, according to the government agency.
   There has been no change in Inoue's condition, the agency said. Takatori's infection with the virus was announced by the Lower House on Friday. Symptoms of the lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are light, according to the chamber.
   Inoue was slated to visit Osaka on Saturday for the first time since taking office to hold talks with Hirofumi Yoshimura, governor of Osaka Prefecture, and Ichiro Matsui, mayor of the city of Osaka, the capital of the prefecture, for talks on the 2025 event.
   But the minister decided to postpone the visit due to the self-quarantining. He assumed the ministerial post on Wednesday, when the cabinet of new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was launched.