Japan Panel member: There are some positive signs as number of positive cases has fallen

Following the comments from the Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe, a member from the export panel said that there are some positive signs as the number of positive cases has fallen even as testing rises.

Additional takeaways

Japan was slower in establishing PCR testing capabilities vs other countries.

Japan needs to speed up capacity to test those who need to be tested.

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