FILE PHOTO – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts as he speaks to media on Japan’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, April 30, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
May 2, 2020
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a news conference on Monday at 0900 GMT about the coronavirus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
Abe is expected to extend a nationwide state of emergency which runs until May 6 under which his government has asked restaurants and stores to close, and for people to stay at home in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
(Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Edmund Blair)
