Expert warns Japan is at 'crossroads' on Covid-19 outbreak

A man visits a beach as snow-capped Mount Fuji is visible in the distance in Fujisawa, Japan, on Feb 27, 2020. The Japanese government has come under pressure for a relatively hands-off approach when in comes to containing the Covid-19 epidemic. - AP

TOKYO (AFP): Japan is at a "crossroads" in preventing a major coronavirus outbreak and may need to reconsider the Olympics if domestic transmissions are not brought under control, an expert advising the government has warned.

Norio Ohmagari, an infectious disease specialist, told AFP in an interview that he believes measures being taken by the government can still prevent the virus from spreading more widely, but that the next three weeks will be critical.