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Covid-19 outbreak: Japan PM Shinzo Abe to announce unprecedented $135 billion package as cases rise in Tokyo

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has not declared a national state of emergency over the corona virus, is expected to order economic steps including $135 billion or more in spending.

Covid-19 outbreak: Japan PM Shinzo Abe to announce unprecedented $135 billion package as cases rise in Tokyo

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has not declared a national state of emergency over the corona virus, is expected to order economic steps including $135 billion or more in spending.

TOKYO IN DANGER ZONE

The government will craft the stimulus within about 10 days, Abe said, as officials confirmed a further 60 cases in Tokyo.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike earlier issued a plea following a surge in corona virus infections this week that she said put Tokyo on the brink of an emergency.

She has asked the tens of millions of people in the city and surrounding regions to avoid non-essential, non-urgent outings until April 12, and particularly this weekend.

NO SUDDEN SPIKE BUT JAPAN SEES STEADY RISE IN CASES

Infections in Japan have climbed to more than 1,400, with 47 deaths, excluding those from a cruise ship quarantined last month. Hit early by the corona virus in its initial spread from China, Japan had seen a more gradual rise than the recent surge in much of Europe and the United States.