Japan's Abe warns coronavirus outbreak could worsen if people don't take proper measures

Japan's Abe warns coronavirus outbreak could worsen if people don't take proper measures

Japan's Abe warns coronavirus outbreak could worsen if people don't take proper measures

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan on March 28. (REUTERS Photo)

 

TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday requested people to refrain from non-essential meetings and said coronavirus infections could escalate if people let down their guard and don't take proper containment measures.

 

Abe made the comments at a news conference in Tokyo.