Japan's health ministry says more than 11 percent of those in their 80s or older with coronavirus infection have died.
The ministry said the number of people with confirmed infections in Japan stood at over 10,600 as of 6 p.m. Sunday.
NHK's latest poll shows that public support for Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's Cabinet is almost equally divided.
NHK conducted a telephone survey between Friday and Sunday of over 2,000 randomly chosen people aged 18 or older. More than 1,200 people responded.
China's central bank has lowered the benchmark rate by 0.1 percentage point to try and help businesses weather the coronavirus outbreak.
The People's Bank of China announced that this month's Loan Prime Rate is 4.05 percent, marking the first rate cut in three months.