01 March 2020 – Manufacturers of facial masks instructed to sell them to the Government

This item is sourced from the CCCSL: CSH Covid-19 Control Strategies List co-ordinated by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria. We are in the process of gathering further information and aligning taxonomies for these items.

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Health, Policy
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Regulatory change
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: We have decided to instruct manufacturers of facial masks to sell them to the Government, pursuant to the Act on Emergency Measures for Stabilizing Living Conditions of the Public.
Full details here: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/98_abe/actions/202003/_00001.html