On April 1, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would distribute cotton masks nationwide at a rate of two per household. At the meeting of the Japanese Government's Countermeasure Headquarters held on the same day, Shinzo Abe said that the cotton masks he is currently wearing can be reused after washing, and the masks will be distributed from the prefectures with a large number of patients after two weeks.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that cotton masks will be distributed to about 50 million households in the country in two weeks, with a ratio of two per household. Abe also said, "Although the rations are not very sufficient, and it will also increase the trouble of cleaning, we hope that this will relieve the national anxiety."

As of the early morning of April 2, local time, Japan had accumulated 2495 confirmed cases and 69 deaths.

Editor-in-chief: [Luo Pan]