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Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Health, Finance/Economy
Intervention Categories: Finance policy and financial aid; Aid distributed to community groups
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Overview: Government will make a lump-sum purchase of 20 million masks made of fabric, which can be reused many times. We will provide a sufficient number of these masks so that everyone at care facilities for the elderly, care centers for people with disabilities, daycare centers, and facilities providing after-school programs in accordance with the present school closure, can receive at least one mask, in cooperation with local governments.
Full details here: https://japan.kantei.go.jp/98_abe/actions/202003/_00007.html