Japan’s Senior LDP Official: If necessary, govt should deploy 2nd, 3rd round of stimulus measures

If necessary, the government should deploy 2nd, 3rd round of stimulus measures, a senior official at Japan’s ruling party, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said this Tuesday.

No further comments are out on the same.

Meanwhile, the government continues to mull over a lockdown in the capital, Tokyo. It’s worth noting that a total of 443 people in Tokyo are infected with respiratory illness.

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