TOKYO: Japan needs to keep its coronavirus containment policies in place until the number of cases falls more, experts said on Friday, with the government set to decide on whether to maintain a state of emergency.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the situation remained tough and he would make a decision on the emergency on Monday.
"New cases haven't declined quite as much as we'd like, and there are some regions where the medical system hasn't been able to prepare sufficiently."Earlier, Economics Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters the experts had also said some regions needed to keep strict restrictions in place while others could start to ease them.
Consumer prices in Tokyo fell for the first time in three years in April and national factory activity slumped, data showed on Friday, increasing worries the coronavirus outbreak could tip the country back into deflation.The government has called for vigilance during the long Golden Week holiday - normally a peak travel period - that runs through May 6, calling on people to stay home and reduce contact with others.
Tokyo has seen a decline in daily reported cases since hitting a peak of 201 on Apr 17, with further falls into double digits this week, but the city's governor, Yuriko Koike, has warned residents not to be complacent.
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