Japan's launch of new coronavirus task force

Japan's launch of new coronavirus task force

Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 26, 2020, ahead of the launch of a new coronavirus task force. A recently revised law enables Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if necessary to cope with the outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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