Japanese authorities will ask local manufacturers to produce fans in case of shortage

Japan plans to ask manufacturers in the country to supply fans in case of shortage due to coronavirus pandemic.

“The ministry wants to provide as many fans as possible in addition to the 3 thousand that are already there”, said Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura. He did not indicate which companies the government could ask to increase production.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump ordered General Motors to start manufacturing fans, citing a law that gave him power over the industry in times of crisis.

Coronavirus-infected cases are on the rise in Tokyo, ahead of the state of emergency. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has already called on people not to leave their homes this weekend.

On Saturday (March 28th), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to adopt an unprecedented package of measures to support the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. He said that the country was close to an emergency against the background of the spread of the virus.

“Japan is barely behaving and it would not be strange if the spread of the virus increased dramatically”, said Shinzo Abe during a news conference broadcast on national television. For the time being, however, he has refrained from declaring a state of emergency.