TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called on the general public to comply in a “tough battle” to contain the coronavirus break out in coming weeks as the nation prepares to hold the Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe goes to a news conference on coronavirus at his main house in Tokyo, Japan February 29,2020 REUTERS/Issei Kato
” To be frank, we can not win this fight through the efforts of the federal government alone,” Abe told a press conference 2 days after requiring all schools nationwide to be closed for more than a month. The abrupt decision caught instructors, parents and their companies off guard, sparking a fresh wave of criticism.
Abe had actually currently come under fire for his handling of the coronavirus, and Saturday’s press conference was his very first considering that the outbreak.
” I have chosen we should make all efforts in the next one or two weeks to avoid the spread” of the virus, he said, while revealing self-confidence this was possi