japan's prime minister shinzo abe and the tokyo 2020 organisers have reiterated the games will go aheadplanned. it's due to be a big day across several sports as they plan for the future amid the coronavirus pandemic. england's rugby premiership is set to postpone their league season — plus european cup competitions are also set to be put on hold. let's go now to our rugby union correspondent chris jones.

he also announced a six-month moratorium on evictions. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe says thevirus is pushing the country to the brink of a national emergency. this comes as japan reported its biggest one day increase in cases saturday, nearly 200. mr. abe is pushing for a massive aid package to help blunt the impact on the economy and he's urging people to avoid crowds and limit their outings so japan won't have to pose the strict controls that many european countries are now seeing. will ripley is in tokyo for us. how are the japanese citizens responding considering it was only a few weeks ago that abe said he didn't need to declare a national emergency. >> i think it was a bit of a confusing feeling for some people because all of this time, life has been relatively normal in japan. their paddling down the river, everything is okay. the government says you need to turn around right now, everything changes. they're talking about the a lockdown for tokyo, every day record increases in the number of cases and they're talking about declaring a national emergency. something that

by minister shinzo abe suggested the country may be willing to postpone the games.has said the games should not be held in july has said the games should not be held injuly and now canada has said it will not be sending a team to the games if they are held as scheduled injuly. so thatis held as scheduled injuly. so that is a fast moving story and we will get more on that from tokyo. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @jamesbbcnews. please do stay with us. hello there. for this upcoming week, it looks like much of the country will be fine and settled with some sunshine thanks to high pressure over the baltic states. but we will have this weather front affecting the north—west corner of the country, that will bring strong winds and some persistent, at times heavy rain to the north—west of scotland. eventually weakening and sinking southwards across the country on thursday and then introducing colder, northerly winds to all areas by the end of the week. but for much of this week it will be dry thanks to that area of high pressure, certainly across england and wales where

japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, said the games would be held by the summer of 2021 at the latest,oof of the world's victory over the disease. let's talk to our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes. no surprise, rupert, but what is being said there? that is right, not really a surprise, we have been expecting an announcement, butjust 24 hours ago the chief of the tokyo olympics held a press conference to say that postponement was being considered but it would take them about four weeks to make a final decision. well, 24 hours later, not four which, this has announced. prime minister shinzo abe really feeling the pressure in the last 204i was, not just feeling the pressure in the last 204i was, notjust because the who says that the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to accelerate, but also because a number of countries, including great britain, had threatened to pull out if the games went ahead this summer. australia and canada leading those calls, but us athletics also joining in today. so that really piled the pressure on shinzo abe, who called up the ioc chief, thomas bach

many saw this coming but finally shinzo abe saying publicly that it may have to be postponed.ut this last week, and saying that many people here in tokyo were already saying, experts and former government officials, the former governor of tokyo who i interviewed last week that it is going to have to be postponed. government isjust in denial. for the first time today the prime minister shinzo abe has said that a postponement is on the cards. he said he talked to the international olympic committee after their meeting yesterday, and that they had discussed contingency plans for postponing the games as a whole, until next year. but he said a decision would not be made for at least four weeks. the ioc is saying the same, as you said in your introduction, australia and canada are not waiting, they said they are pulling their teams out if it goes ahead this summer. australia said it cannot be held this year, i think that is just going to pile the pressure on, it shows countries are not willing to wait, they want a decision to be made soon and we may well see other countries now foll

shinzo abe a told parliament that a delay might have to be entertained.

shinzo abe wants to prevent a lockdown that could seriously hurt the economy. >> translator: we will work more closely with each prefecture, including the tokyo metetropolin government. we will deal with thee situatio with the same sense of crisis as tokyo governor ckoike. >> a new task force has been if t they find there is a serio threat to public health or the economy they can declare emergencies for designated areas and times. if that happens, governors will be able to urge schools to close and limit the use of commercial facilities such as department stores and movie theaters. residenc resident residents could also be askskedo stay at home. still. the governor says now is not the time to declare a statement of emergency. japan has more than 1400 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. that number does not include more than 700 cases from the "diamond princess" cruise ship. 59 people have died, including ten from the cruise ship. more than 900 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals. meanwhile, the tokyo metropolitan government says it may be on the verge of a s

>> this is about shinzo abe's legacy. the cherry on top, having gone as super mario. he is the longest serving prime minister of japan. the question is what happens if you kick this for another year, not just for the athletes they have disappointed, but to the japanese economy and shinzo abe's legacy in general. a lot of people in japan are ready for change but it seems like this year will not end. it will continue in 2021 even though we are calling it the 2020 on the vix. haidi: the deflation mindset which was so hard to claw out of, even with extraordinary monetary and fiscal policy, is that the biggest risk that public sentiment, market sentiment, economic sentiment, now just takes a real hit? >> actually, while this is bad news in the short-term, it is disappointing for all of us to not see the olympics this year. it is understandable given the pandemic. i think the biggest risk we are thinking of here is what happens with japan moving forward. i but onyx came out of the gates pretty strong. a lot of optimism. it is t

prime minister shinzo abe will talk to thomas bach by phone. the call comes amid speculation the coronavirus pandemic will push the games to be pushed back. also expected on the call is yuriko koike. abe is expected to ask bach to decide on a timeline as soon as possible. this week the ioc said that could take up to to four weeksk. the canadian and the australian olympic committees will not send athletes if the games go on as planned this summer. the athletes were surveyed about the situation and more than 70% said it's not possible for the games to be held on a fair playing field if they continue as scheduled. the committee said postponement is the most promising path given the disruptions to training,g, doping controls, and the qualification process. >>> a group representing potential olympic competitors is calling on athletes to stop training and observe government mandates to self-isolate. they say four weeks is just too long to wait. but one ioc member says that the decision has already been made. dick pound told "usa today" the games will

prime minister shinzo abe announced the closings last week. 13 million students across the country areffected. japan has reported within than 200 cases of the virus. >> schools out for millions of japanese children. many parents are faced with a logistical nightmare. they need to make alternative childcare arrangements while the schools are shut. >> i think companies need to be flexible in dealing with the situation. >> i really did not think the virus would infect so many people. it is good to close the schools, what a lot of parents work today so they have to take some time off. i feel sorry for them. >> prime minister shinzo abe said the drastic measure was necessary after a meeting with the country's coronavirus task force on thursday. >> there are many efforts being made to stop the spread d of infection amonong children in various regions. the next one or two weeks are crucial. >> the announcement took local government and health officials by surprise. they have been scrambling to come up with guidelines to implement the closures. some publications have warned the risksks posed b

during the meeting japanese prime minister shinzo abe called on his counterparts to offer the kind of comprehensive support to the global economy that they did during the 2008 financial crisis. abe added that organizations like the world health organization and private sector companies need to work together to speed up the development of medicines to treat the virus. he also told the other leaders that he e and international l olympic committee president thomas bach had agreed to postpone the tokyo olympic and paralympic games until summer of next year by the latest. abe said he is committed to holding the games as a way of showing how humanity has overcome the pandemic. >>> the number of people infected globally with the coronavirus has topped 460,000. the surge of infections in the united states and some european countries is creating a serious shortage of beds to treat patients. the italian government said on thursday that it had confirmed 6,153 new cases, for a total of 80,539. italy is the second country after china to exceed the 80,000 mark. the government added that the death t

very strange and a lot of people are questioning why it is that the government, prime minister shinzo abetaken stronger measures. australia has announced that in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the government is now limiting social gatherings to just two people, down from 10. they have also unveiled a 80 billion us dollar financial package to help the economy. the new measures include a job keeper subsidy to try and help businesses retain at least six millionjobs over the next six months of uncertainty. the new package is the latest in a series of huge announcements over the past week that will see the government invest heavily to support the unemployed and small business owners during the crisis. our correspondent phil mercer has the latest. it seems that each day brings new historical history making announcements by the government. what we have seen today, an $80 billion package to help keep around 6 million australian workers in theirjobs. it is something australia has never, ever seen. this is an attempt by the australian government essentially to put the economy into hiber

japanese prime minister shinzo abe is moving closer to declaring a state of emergency.days after announcing the tokyo 2020 olympics will be postponed. infectious disease experts warn of a steep price in human life if coronavirus spreads rapidly in this rapidly aging society. >> very dangerous. coronavirus very dangerous to old people. >> and you have a lot of senior citizens in japan. >> yeah, yeah. in hospitals. and nursing home. >> reporter: dr. masahiro kame is executive director of japan's non-profit medical grofrns research institute. he says most coronavirus patients in japan are likely showing few if any symptoms. japan claims it can process close to 8,000 tests per day. in reality they're testing less than 1/6 of that number, averaging around 1,200 tests per day. the health ministry says as of friday just 27,000 people have been tested. 27,000 people in a country of 125 million, leading many in japan to wonder how many cases are really out there. many here are also wondering why now, michael. why wait until after the olympics were postponed for tokyo to consider

but injapan, pm shinzo abe says his country is just barely able to avoid declaring an emergency as theected climbs above1,400. in spain, health authorities report a new record of virus fatalities in the country. more than 800 people have passed away in the past 2a—hours. and finally in germany, the number of those infected rose by more than 6000 overnight. the country now is among those with the largest number of infected people in europe. we'll have more on all of those developments — but we start with this report from our correspondent andy moore. they're the three men spearheading the national fight against covid—i9 and all three are now self—isolating because they have or think they have the virus. i've developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus, that's to say a temperature and a persistent cough. the prime minister is in self quarantine in this flat above 11 downing street, but says he remains firmly in charge. be in no doubt that i can continue, thanks to the wizardry of modern technology, to communicate with all my top team to lead the national fight back against coronavirus. on

shinzo abe said "the president of the international olympic committe and shinzo abe have together agreedancelled, but delayed until to the summer of 2021." here's the president of the tokyo games confirming that. cancelling the games is not an option so there was in agreement about that. what is most important is to provide a safe and secure environment for athletes and spectators. with that in mind and in light of the continuing global situation the holding of the games injuly as situation the holding of the games in july as planned situation the holding of the games injuly as planned is impossible. it was also agreed that it was impossible to hold the games by the end of this year. therefore, we agreed that there was no choice but to postpone the games. the international olympic committee has also issued this statement about the delay, saying it hoped "the games could stand as a beacon of hope in these troubled times." for more on that and the mounting pressure on the ioc in recent days, here's michael payne, a former head of marketing at the ioc. when you think that japan olympic torc

the first rumblings overnight from shinzo abe that they are looking at a postponement for now. curve in coronavirus infections is flattening. germany has almost 25,000 cases in the country and has had 94 deaths. the country has employed social distancing measures, including closing schools and banning gatherings of more than two people in public spaces. earlier, the country's chancellor, angela merkel, announced she had put herself into quarantine after coming into contact with a doctor who has coronavirus. our correspondent in brussels gavin lee gave me an update on the situation in other european countries. it is interesting, actually. one of theissues it is interesting, actually. one of the issues for france for example, 16,000 people have coronavirus there, and in terms of the figures of deaths, 676, including a doctor who is one of the first people to treat cases in the north of france. confirmation that he is among those to have died. emmanuel macron has reported in liberation and a number of french newspapers this morning that he has been very stern with borisjohnson, sa

prime minister shinzo abe a said the drastic measure was necessary after a meeting with the country's coronavirus task force on thursday how cute you know there are many efforts being made to stop the spread of infection among children in various regions and the next one or 2 weeks are crucial. the announcement took local government and health officials by surprise they've been scrambling to come up with guidelines to implement the closures and some politicians have warned that the risks posed by shutting schools also need to be considered the mayor of chiba tashi he tokamak i tweeted was about parents and occupations that support society how will they manage society could collapse. but with opinion polls showing public dissatisfaction with handling of the corona virus outbreak is appears the prime minister is betting on school closures as an effective strategy to bring new infections under control. for more joining me from journalist michael michael thanks for being with us the 1st day of the school. hours have been. it's been a little chaotic. lots of companies and lots of their chi

news asetting breaking we hear from prime minister shinzo abe speaking and japan.ps for the japanese economy. we are hearing from kyoto news report that they will be deciding on the tokyo olympics 2020 schedule in three weeks time. we have heard confirmation at the 2020 olympics will be delayed by a year. it is still being called the 2020 olympics. dates in give us some three weeks time. obviously wanting to take bold steps to ensure a quick recovery. global oil demand is in freefall. we are getting the latest on crude prices and the ongoing impact of the pandemic. shery: we will preview the earnings with the head of greater china bank. this is bloomberg. ♪ shery: you are watching daybreak asia. has announcednion $40 billion to fight the coronavirus. massive action to stop the outbreak and avoid a economic crisis. virus to boost its firepower. singapore has delivered a second package to fight the coronavirus. drawing on national reserves since the national crisis a decade ago. gdp and provided the visit further. japan is flashing its acceptance -- people are unable

what to do here. >> reporter: christine, shinzo abe is in a difficult position now. he cannot say anything other than the olympics are going forward as scheduled on july 24th. if he were to say anything else, that would create negative headlines at a time that frankly it's premature to know what the next move is going to be. it does seem increasingly unlikely that japan is going to be able to host these games in a safe manner. that's what infections disease experts are saying. it all depends on the evolution of the coronavirus in the next few weeks. to see the images from the airbase where the olympic torch arrived in northern japan, it's sad in a way because it certainly isn't the welcoming ceremony that japan had hoped for. to see a handful of officials, no crowds in attendance, an enthusiastic cheering. it is a dark cloud over this and japan. in the coming weeks and months ahead, it's not necessarily going to be a happy occasion because there are so many questions about whether the oliympics will be able to go on whether it will be safe for the athletes and the mi

japan's prime minister shinzo abe has for the first time acknowledged that the tokyo olympic games mayr abe's statement came hours after the international olympic committee said it was making contingency plans including the possibility of postponing the games due to the covid—i9 pandemic. let's go to mariko 0i in our asia business hub. something we were talking to rupert about this moments ago. what are the economic implications of this? marika is in ourasian implications of this? marika is in our asian business hub and has the details on that. talk us has the details on that. talk us through what this would mean if it is postponed beyond 2020 will stop forjapan and elsewhere? well, sally, of course there will be extra costs if the games were to be postponed. example, hotels are usually well in advanced fully booked during those duration of the games which would now have to deal with a possible change of dates for example. but at least, the fact that the ioc ruling out so far a complete cancellation of the games. that is really probably for the japanese government which has already spe

yes so for now the olympics going ahead as planned according to shinzo abe but i mean so many major events announcing either cancellations or postponements really the olympics is starting to look like an outlier here it is and i can't help but shake my head at what he just said i mean it seems to me that he's in a state of it didn't japanese government is almost in a state of denial and there's also an element of wishful thinking and i get it from their perspective obviously the government billions of dollars into these games and if they lose them if they can't so then they will be in the minus but at the same time it's a huge risk hosting these games lead allowing them because you are putting lives at risk you are asking you are asking hundreds and thousands of hands and athletes to come to japan literally around the world yes yeah and that's how disease spreads that's how it is the spread as i exactly would help with the crown of ours so i don't think it's really a smart idea to put people's lives at risk and they are right now also a lot of options ideas emerging and everything and one

they spoke to prime minister shinzo abe overnight.not be held in july safely for the athletes, safely for the spectators, a postponement may have to be considered. however, he and the ioc are both saying they will take four weeks to make a decision about when it could be postponed or moved to. and with her from the head it could be postponed or moved to. and with herfrom the head of it could be postponed or moved to. and with her from the head of the japanese olympic committee just in the last few minutes, giving a press conference, saying they need that time to go through all of the potential different choices. do they postpone a month, a few months or do they postpone a whole year? i have to say a whole year is considered to be, they are going to take this time to discuss that. australia, canada, very explicitly, it's not sending a tea m very explicitly, it's not sending a team to japan if it goes ahead in july. i understand other countries are also considering making similar announcements, possibly new zealand will follow. this is

he is on the phone with shinzo abe right now.made it clear that canada and its athletes will make the decision whether or not to pull out. the issue here is that since japan wasn't taking the date off the table soon enough, in their words, they decided to take it off the table for them. jim, parent to parent, before i leave you, justin trudeau, a reminder, is doing all of this under quarantine, right? his wife has covid-19. she's in a different part of the house. he is running a g-7 country with three kids running around and speaking to his staff, he says, you often here his kids screaming in the background, sometimes he has to drop off to go do the kids' bath, he's putting their meals together. it is not easy. they will be relieved and hopefully some of that quarantine will be lifted by the end of the week, but unprecedented times on so many levels, jim. >> he's experiencing what so many of our viewers at home are experiencing, trying to manage it all with families. paula newton, thank you so much. >>> as doctors put their lives

you would have thought first admission by japanese prime minister shinzo abe of a possibility of postponing olympics this summer would have been negative news. but they're saying they're seeing some signs of bank of japan coming into the market to buy what they call exchange traded funds like they said a couple of weeks back they said they would do when the market is vulnerable. other than that, we're seeing continued weakness in equities in asia. >> that is the one bit of optimism there with those numbers. thank you for bringing the details on that. >>> and canada and now australia have announced they will not be sending athletes to the olympic games this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak. in separate statements, both countries said they made the decision based on the risks and called for the games in tokyo to be postponed. the international olympic committee is currently considering rescheduling the event and japanese prime minister shinzo abe says it's a possibility. for more, cnn's will ripley joins me now from tokyo. that's certainly not how he felt long ago in actual effect.

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has announced the postponement of the summer olympic games. ill take place at some point and this is not a cancellation. he says that the international olympic committee agreed the games must be delayed and 2021 makes more sense. right now there's no hard start date for the next year. >>> the city of hayward is broadening its criteria for those who will be tested. anyone with a fever over 100 degrees as well as shortness of breath. you can get a test if you're experiencing chronic conditions, are over the age of 65, currently or recently pregnant or homeless. a doctor was turned away need because he didn't have a fever. >> i was hoping to get tested because my partner was exposed to somebody who tested positive. i'm also a physician and work in san francisco taking care of the homeless. i want to be sure i'm negative. >> you do not need a doctor's referral to get the test. >>> over the weekend thousands of people went to beaches up and down the coast ignoring social distancing recommendations. newsom wants more people to stay closer to home and

shinzo abe's message is not even say it's possible.read what you told upper house earlier "if i'm asked whether we can hold the olympics at this point in time i would have to say the world is not in such a condition." that is a very japanese way of saying the games are going to be postponed but they need time. they need time to sort out the logistical nightmare. we talked to an economist today who thinks it could cost japan upwords of $5.5 billion to move the olympics to a different date. you think about the venues and cancellation fees, the fact the olympic athletes village has been largely sold off. people are supposed to be moved in by next summer. what happens with them and the people who spend thousands of dollars on tickets and that's not to mention the fact that japan still might not have a full grasp of the coronavirus situation here in the country, because they're just testing a tiny fraction of people, the bars and restaurants are crowded here, people are crowding the parks to view the cherry blossoms, people going into the o

critics say the government of prime minister shinzo abe is not doing enough testing. >> you seem prettyelaxed about things? >> i have 100% confidence in our teams. >> reporter: he insists his troops are trained and ready for any fight against this coronavirus that's infected more than 100,000 people around the world. rany inascensio, yokota air base, japan. >>> the coronavirus isn't stopping joe biden and bernie sanders from campaigning. they were out in force today touting new endorsements ahead of five primaries and one caucus this tuesday. here's nikole killion. >> i've decided that i am, with great enthusiasm, going to endorse joe biden for president o the united states. >> reporter: california senator kamala harris made it official, becoming the eighth former presidential candidate to back harris eer o bid inminceorebat challenged the former vice president over desegregation and school busing. >> do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose bussing in america then? do you agree? >> i did not oppose busing in america. >> reporter: while biden campaigned in mississippi, bernie sa

. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe has announced tighter quarantine measures amid the new coronavirus pandemic. they have been expanded to those from 38 natations includingng m of europe. >> translator: we concludeded strictcter quarantine is necessy for people comoming from 38 countries,s, including european countries, iran and egypt . >> abe says they'll ask both foreign and japanese nationals arriving from the places to ice -- isolate themselves for at least two weeks from home and hotels and they'll be asked not to use public transportation. they've added visas are void. the measures will continue through april. the same requirements arall reddee in place for people traveling from china and south korea. and expanding the ban to include people from italy, spain a and e whole of iceland. the pandemic is forcing the abe administration to rethink the imperial family's schedule. emperor and empress were set to make a state visit to u.k. in early may but that's been cancelled. it would have been the couple's first trip overseas since the emperor's succession to the e thrown last year. a

shinzo abe's meeting leaders from five opposition parties. he wants their support to pass legislslation, giving h him the option of declaring a state o o ememergency if the outbreak worsens. should it be called a state of emergency wouould give abe and governors more power. they'd be able to take steps such as curb beiing opening houf department stores and movie theaters. authorities would be able to use buildings and land without the consent of owners for medical purposes. meanwhile, schools across the country have been closed for lessons since monday, but some are opening classrooms for students to use. in nagoya, students have been completing homework assignments and reading books. they've been told not to sit too close to each other and wash their hands every hour. >> translator: i can concentrate better w with myy studies than home. >> translator: we hope to continue to open classrooms and consider what we are able to offer our students. >> while schools are closed, teenagers are gathering at game centers, karaoke parlors and fast food o

when you start to look at the names that are going to be on this call, japanese prime minister shinzo abe and the president of the ioc, you start to wonder if there's going to be an ask on the japanese side that's been reported widely here locally in japanese media that shinzo abe is going to ask the ioc to postpone the tokyo games by one year. now, if he does make that request on the phone call, the ioc would be the ones to then make the official announcement. and we know that the ioc is going to be holding an emergency board meeting in the coming hours on the heels of this call. we also know that after the call prime minister abe and the governor are expected to come out and speak with reporters during the 8:00 eastern time hour. they could say we're having very productive discussionors th productive discussions or they could make the announcement that 2020 is going to be postponed. maybe they'll give us some guidance on the timeline when they think the games will be held. and then of course the massive undertaking begins to postpone the olympics for the first time in modern olympic his

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has had a staunch position and that is that the olympics should happenhedule. he has addressed the possibility that the games may be postponed before the virus. for more i'm joined by cnn's will rip lee in tokyo. several countries reticent about going ahead. is it starting to feel inevitable it is going to be postponed. >> reporter: it is, michael. it is only a matter of time before they announce tokyo 2020 will be postponed. a lot of people are saying it should be postponed a year. from the olympics perspective, it's such a massive sporting event with so many different stakeholders, they put out messaging within the last several hours saying they need more time. they need more time to figure out things like changing venues, becomings, cancel laegs fees, that sort of thing. they are letting this growing list of athletes know that they're listening and they understand the health and safety of athletes as well as their time to prepare for the olympics is their priority. so, we are basically in wait and see mode to see what solution they do come up with whi

prime minister shinzo abe, urging people to avoid crowds and limit their outings so japan won't haveures seen in europe. and he is pushing for a massive aid package to help soften the impact on the economy. cnn's will ripley is in tokyo for us. the prime minister says japan barely hanging on, on the verge of a state of emergency. is there a sense that, you know, in a way, they're a little late to the game in getting serious about this? >> a lot of people are, certainly, asking the question, michael, why all of this is happening only after the olympic postponement? it just took a couple days before all of a sudden japanese officials started talking about the spike in the number of reported cases. then said they are considering a lockdown for tokyo. measures that seemed unthinkable a short time ago. and the message may have gotten to some japanese too late. huge crowds pack tokyo's river. the viewing of the cherry blossoms. they gather, despite increasingly dire warnings from the japanese government. warnings that coronavirus cases could see a major spike. >> the situation is very, ver

not send athletes to tokyo if the games are not delayed by the pandemic japanese prime minister shinzo abes considering postponing but not canceling. >>> rosie o'donnell brought back her show for one time only over $500,000 was raised for the actors fund. singer rihanna is contributing to coronavirus relief organizations. >> best buy stores are shifting to curb side pickup as more customers are looking for home office equipment, stepping up customer service to unprecedented level to keep you in your car. tito's vodka is using distillery to make sanitizer. >> as the crisis deepens, hardest hit states like new york are pleading with the federal to send more assistance while the white house insists it is helping. nbc's dan schenamen has the report >> reporter: demand is growing and protective equipment is shrinking. >> we are running low, very low. >> reporter: governors and mayors appealing for more help from washington. >> i believe the federal government should take over that function of contracting and acquiring all the medical supplies that we need. >> reporter: the president pushing bac

. >> shinzo abe is preparing for a conference call. he plans to ask the ioc to make a decision on how the games should be handled as quickly as possible. the japanese government plans to ask that the ioc promptly begin work on a new schedule if the games are delays. following the announcement, organizers plan to scale back the torch relay, which is toads kick off later this week. the domestic leg of the relay will begin on thursday in fukushima. the area devastated by the nume leer disasters. nhk has learned that organizers have decided t to hold a kick o event on the d day butut behind closed doors to prevent t the spread of the coronavirus. they are al considering using a lantern instead of a torch to care theflame across japan until it arrives at the main stadium fofor the opening g of the game julyly 24th. ororganizers will reconsiderer status of the relay after the ioc makes its final decision on the games. >>> turning to europe, italy has registered more than 650 deaths in one day, bringing fatalities to 5,400. the government is

tokyo governor yuriko koike met shinzo abe on tuesday to discuss the situation and koike wants abe to use tokyo as a reference for deciding whether to declare a state of emergency. >> translator: tokyo is on the brink of an explosisive increas of infections. we are trying to prevent a situation like that andnd t try to prevent further spread of virus levels. this is needed now. >> there are more than 2,100 confirmed cases across japan. not including 712 cases from the "diamond princess" cruise ship. a total of 70 people have died including 11 from the cruise ship. >>> meanwhile, japan is set to further restrict entry into the country. nhk has learned that the new measures will apply to the 49 countries and territories. the u.s., canada, china and south korea as well as most of europe and some parts of southeast asia will be affected. once the measures are in place, foreign nationals from a total of 73 countries and regions will be banned from entering japan. the restrictions also apply to people who have visited the designated countries within the past two weeks. >> translator: we hav

. >>> shinzo abe wants organizers of large scale events to continue exercising caught by assessing the risk of coronavirus infections. abe spoke at a meeting of the government's task force on friday one day after a panel of experts came up with the set of proposals to contain the spread of the virus. abe says organizers off large events should heed the experts' advice to assess the risksks properly and respond cautiously. he said he wants the eventers to study examples of prevention measures in making the decision. and a new school year begins in april in japan. >> translator: i instructed the educatioion ministry to draw up specific guidelines on the reopening of schools as quickly as possible. >> the education minister responded to the move. >> translator: we had confirmed that school closures will not be extended into the spring break. >> the guidelines will be announced next week. the experts said that voluntarily consolations have led to the slight drop in infections but they warar that unless such efffforts are maintained japan could see an explosive spread of the virus. they urg

earlier at the conference prime minister shinzo abe indicated that japan would plan to host the games in a complete form. suga added that tokyo's organizing committee has informed the government that the torch relay in japan will begin in fukushima prefecture as scheduled on march 26th. with over four months until the tokyo games are scheduled to miki yamamoto spoke to the sports correspondent who has been covering the olympics since the 2012 london games. >> right now both the international olympic committee and japan have maintained that preparations are ongoing. officially both sides have given no indication that the games will be cancelled. but the final decision will be made by the ioc. ioc president thomas bach said w.h.o.'s recommendation on whether to cancel or postpone. if the games do move forward one option being holding themm without spectators. but i don't think that's realistic. aside from losing close to a billion dollars in ticket revenue the olympics is far more than just a sport event. it's about promoting international solidarity. japanese says if there's no opportu

bach and japanese prime minister shinzo abe agreed that postponing the games was the best move. >> translator: we are committed to holding the games in a complete form when we can prove that human beings have overcome illness caused by the new coronavirus. >> it's the first time in olympic history a public health crisis has caused the games to be put off. athletes applauded the move while wondering about their future. hanna mills was set to compete this summer. she told nhk delaying the games was the right d decision. but hearing the news was still emotional. >> the olympic games iss -- is everything foror us. and it's what we've dedicated our lives to. the question of another year as an athlete and will my body be okay? and, y you know, have i got tha drive and that motivation? of course, i will find it, 100%. bubut it just -- it just takes lot of absorbing. >> the effects of the poststponement arere already rippling t through the sports s world. the world athletics championships were set to be held in the u.s. in august next year. they may now be pushed to 2022. the international swimming b

not send athletes to tokyo if the games are not delayed by the pandemic japanese prime minister shinzo abes considering postponing but says canceling is not an option >>> mcdonald's restaurants will close in u.k. early today. prime minister boris called on restaurants and pubs to close > pregnant with first child and remotely from home >>> white house is signaling a is change in strategy for handling the pandemic. president trump tweeted we cannot let the cure be worse than the virus itself. we'll make a decision which way we want to go. jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: with the number of cases of covid-19 rising rapidly, one in four americans sheltering at home, president trump announcing major steps to help struggling states says masks and life-saving equipment is being sent out and heaviest hit will get assistance from the national guard. >> instructed fema to supply four large federal medical stations with 1,000 beds for new york eight large federal medical stations with 2,000 beds for california and three large federal medical stations and four small federal medical stations wi

it says japanese prime minister shinzo abe told the other leaderers i want to hold the olympics and paralympics perfectly as proof the human race will conquer the new coronavirus. the board members later held a teleconference with those approving the io 24 stance. the ico says roughly 11,000 athletes are due to take part in the olympics and 43% have not yet qualified. it says the possibility remains to use existing and scheduled qualified event where is they have fair access for all athletes and teams. but it s suggeststs qualificati could be b based on world rankis or r record. the ioc saysys all stakeholders will be nonotified of any revisionons to t the qualificat systems by early april. >>> the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow across the globe forcing borders to close, businesses to shut down and more and more people to stay at home. the world health organization says to contain the virus countries need to know how far it's spread. the agency's director general is urging all countries to test every suspected case. his comments come as the number of infections outside mainland china ha

shinzo abe spoke with his g7 peers on monday during a video conference. >> translator: the coronavirus is hard to tackle. but we agree that if the g7 members unite and work closely together with the global community, we can definitely win the battle against the pandemic. >> abe said he told the participants the first priority should be the development of coronavirus mededicines, as that'll ease people's concerns. he said he urged the leaders to send out a strong message to g7 countries will take all possible measures to combat the virus. the prime minister said the others supported his call for the implementation of economic and fiscal measures that match the magnitude of the economic fallout from the pandemic. abe also indicated the leaders back his plan to stage the tokyo olympics and paralympics as scheduled. the coronavirus outbreak has stranded foreign athletes training in japan ahead of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games. their home countries are imposing travel restrictions to contain the virus, leaving them unable to return. eight runners and coaches from the mongolian nati

japanese prime minister shinzo abe says they will be held by the summer of 2021 at the latest.capitol hill, lawmakers were closing in on a deal on a massive stimulus bill to prop up the economy in this crisis. treasury second steretary steven negotiating today. >>> the private sector stepping up as medical supplies are r running out. ford motor company teaming up with 3m and ge to make respirators and ventilators. gm setting up a similar effort. >>> fema's administrator tells cnn that the defense production act will be used today for the first time for 60,000 test kits. that news coming after the u.s. sees its deadliest day

now prime minister shinzo abe hahas addressed the possibility. >> if circumstances make it impossibleo hold games as planned, then we have no choice but to consider postponing them. >> ioc president thomas had been playing for time, saying sunday a decision would be made in the next four weeks. but pressure from athletes and associations has grownwn. canada announced they would not send athletes to the games, followed by australia, where the local olympic committee is to manning and delay. >> gigi certainty to the athletes and to our sports. that is the most important. >> over the weekend in japan where public life is yet to be restricted a as in other countries, 50,000 people gathered to catch a glance of the elliptic claim. the countries -- the olympic flame. the country six parenting a growth in coronavirus case numbers and experts have been warning of a wave of cases similar to europe. plans are now being made to scale back the torch relay due to start thursday. postponement of the games is looking inevitable. -- increasingly and. brent: i am joined by the former basketball or and

critics say the government of prime minister shinzo abe is not doing enough testing.pretty relaxed about things. >> absolutely. i have 100% confidence in our teams. >> reporter: he insists his troops are trained and ready for any fight against the coronavirus that's infected more than 100,000 people around the world. ramy inocencio, cbs news, japan. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," an act of kindness caught on police body camera. how two officers in georgia helped a woman celebrate her daughter's birthday. >>> plus, cbs and the pga tour have a major announcement. pga tour commissioner jay monahan joins us in the studio with that. >>> and are we killing ourselves with productivity? we talk to author celeste headily about her book "do nothing." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

prime minister shinzo abe last week urged schools to close from monday until the start of spring breakn late march. child care facilities are scrambling to cope with for their services from working parents. one facility opened at 8:30 a.m., five hours earlier than usual. four extra staffers were on hand to oversee children who would normally have been in school. nine children showed up. they washed their hands and had their temperature taken before starting their homework. a mother making use of thehe facility said she's glad it was open early as working from home is not an option for her. >> translator: we've had to make sudden changes to staff work hours. we're having a hard time. >> the manager went on to say that she and her staff are taking precautions to prevenent the children from infection. >>> meanwhile, in europe, more than 20 countries are now reporting infections. the hardest hit is italy, where the number of cases jumped on sunday to nearly 1,700 with 34 deaths. the government has effectively locked down nearly a dozen communities in the north, where the outbreak is center

. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe has pledged to launch a second emergency fund to ease the economicmpacts of the outbreak. he also said a request to avoid large events will be extended for ten more days. he made the announcement on tuesday at a meeting in tokyo. the package includes more funding for virus tests. the government aims to nearly double the number of people it can check in a day to 7,000 before the end of the month. more money will also go towards sterilizing day care centers and nurseries. and subsidies will be provided to parents who have been forced to take days off work due to a nationwide school shutdown. financial help will also be offered to smaller companies that have implemented teleworking. officials plan to provide special loans with effectively zero interest and no collateral requirements. >>> now tots u.s. and the next round of primary contests democrats in six states will cast their ballots on tuesday for the presidential nominee. it is virtually a two-man race between former vice president joe biden and vermont senator bernie sanders. abc news says biden h

. >> kuroda made the comment after meeting prime minister shinzo abe to discuss the economy and fluctuating financial markets. kuroda said the boj has been providing ample liquidity, the financial markets -- to the financial markets and buying exchange traded funds. >>> a government survey shows that sentiment among major the poll by an industry association covers 87 bus companies in the northern prefecture. at least 12,000 servicesooked for the first half of this year have been canceled. in sales terms, that works out to a loss of 860 million yen or about $8.3 million when compared with initial estimates. the association says the first services to be scrubbed were for tourists from overseas and dmoe domestic visitors started calling off their plans. >>> an auto industry group in china reports new vehicle sales plummeted last month. the association says sales in february were down by nearly 80% from a year earlier to just 310,000 units. it says restrictions on transport were a big factor. it also notes that many dealerships were closed. but t the groroup claims the negative impact of the pu

the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, has told parliament that the tokyo olympic games may have tocause of the coronavirus pandemic. it's the first time he's made such an acknowledgement. hong kong will ban non—residents from entering the city for m days from wednesday. worldwide, more than one billion people have been told to stay at home because of the virus. the uk's health secretary matt hancock says he is working day and night to get nhs workers the protective gear they need. we've been sending out equipment all through the last week and over the weekend, making sure that every hospital gets a delivery by the end of the weekend, so that is happening as we speak, but i want to make sure that every single person on the front line gets the equipment that they need. that means both the logistics of getting the protective equipment to them, making sure that's the right equipment and it fits right, and of course buying the extra equipment that is needed to make sure that there is ample supply. as i say, we've been able to buy a million more masks. we've shipped 2.6 million over a 24

prime mininister shinzo abe eigt says he and the committee have agreed to delay the games until 2021. empty streets in india, as an unprecedented three-week lockdown goes into effect. 1.3 billion people have been ordered to stay home to slow the spread of covid-19. in the united states, a dire warning from the governor of the state at the center of the outbreak. gov. cuomo: one of the forecasters said we were looking at a freight train coming across the country. we are now looking at a bullet train, because the number are going up that quickly. brent: new york's governor andrew cuomo sounding the alarm as new covid-19 cases skyrocketed the world health organization expects the u.s. to become the new epicenter of the pandemic. in madrid, shocking images, patients lying in hospital hallways and elderly people found abandoned in spanish nursing homes. some of them dead in their beds. brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. it is one of the biggest disruptions so far from the coronavirus pandemic. japanese prime minister shinzo obli

>> the delay was agreed in a teleconference between bach and japanese prime minister shinzo abe. >> translatorwe are committed to holding the games in a complete form when we can prove that human beings have overcome illness caused by the new coronavirus. >> abe is expected to tell u.s. president donald trump of the postponement by phohone o on wednesday, and inform other g 20 leaders later this week. the governor of the host city had this to say. >> translator: it's significant, but the span of poststponement the goal is set at the summer of 2021. it's especially importanant for athletes because they now have a concrete target. >> the head of the organizing committee, i d don't shero mori said the name of the games will continue to be tokyo 2020. he added the olympic flame will remain in japan and the torch relay scheduled to start thursday will be suspended. it's the first time in olympic history a public health emergency has caused the games to be put off. people in tokyo have mixed reactions. >> translator: i think it's a good idea to postpone. we can't really enjoy the games if we have fe