The head of an expert panel advising the Japanese government says it's too early to assess whether nationwide measures against the coronavirus outbreak are having the desired effect.
Omi Shigeru spoke to reporters at a news conference on Friday held by Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
A group of experts says Tokyo could prevent an explosive spread of the new coronavirus by reducing person-to-person contact by 80 percent. The group advises authorities to immediately take appropriate measures.
The projection was conducted by a group that includes Professor Nishiura Hiroshi of Hokkaido University, a member of a government taskforce on cluster infections.
An infectious disease expert is calling for stepping up measures against the new coronavirus in Tokyo.
Professor Atsuo Hamada at Tokyo Medical University spoke to NHK after at least 40 new people were confirmed to be infected with the virus in Japan's capital on Wednesday.
The health emergency is affecting preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Organizers have held a test event without athletes or spectators.
An expert says the coronavirus poses a significant risk to some physically challenged athletes.
An expert on infectious diseases says his criticism has helped improve the situation on the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess.
Professor Kentaro Iwata of Kobe University spoke on Thursday at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo using a TV-conference system.
An expert who examined quarantine measures on a cruise ship at Yokohama Port near Tokyo says keeping passengers and crew on board was appropriate for curbing domestic infections.
Professor Shigeru Sakurai of Iwate Medical University led an expert team from the Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control on a two-day inspection on the ship Diamond Princess last week.
A Japanese expert says infection control and prevention will be difficult for the new coronavirus linked to a pneumonia outbreak in China.
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Professor Mitsuo Kaku says infections may occur when people have no apparent symptoms. He warns that the number of patients may rise in Japan as well.