The Olympic Games and public confidence: two things Japan is desperately scrambling to hold on to in the wake of serious criticism of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
There are growing questions about the Government’s handling of the quarantine on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, in which more than 700 passengers and crew got infected and seven people died.
And one outspoken doctor has questioned why until recently, the Japanese Government only tested hundreds of people for coronavirus each day, compared to South Korea, which is testing thousands.
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