Commuters wearing masks stand in a packed train at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, Monday, March 2, 2020. Coronavirus has spread to more than 60 countries, and more than 3,000 people have died from the COVID-19 illness it causes. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A man with a mask walk through torii gates at the Hie Shrine In Tokyo, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





People with masks visit a cherry blossom festival in Matsuda, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, Saturday, February 29, 2020. The coronavirus outbreak began to look more like a worldwide economic crisis as anxiety about the infection emptied shops and amusement parks, canceled events, cut trade and travel and dragged already slumping financial markets even lower. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Mask-clad commuters make their way to work during morning rush hour at the Shinagawa train station in Tokyo on February 28, 2020. Tokyo's key Nikkei index plunged nearly three percent at the open on February 28 after US and European sell-offs with investors worried about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)





Visitors pose for a selfie in front of Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan Friday, February 28, 2020. The theme park on Friday announced its temporary closure to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Passengers wearing masks get off a bus with the livery of Miraitowa, the official mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo, Thursday, March 5, 2020. Despite worldwide concern and speculation about whether the fast-spreading virus outbreak will affect the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC's leadership is not joining in the debate. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





In this Sunday, February 23, 2020, photo, sumo wrestlers wearing masks arrive at Shin Osaka railway station in Osaka, western Japan. A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 79,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Visitors wear protective masks Wednesday, February 26, 2020, in Tokyo. At a government task force meeting Wednesday on the virus outbreak, Japan's Prime Minister Abe said he was asking organizers to cancel or postpone major sports or cultural events over the next two weeks. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Backdropped by snow-capped Mount Fuji, a man casts his fishing rod into the ocean on a quiet beach in Fujisawa, Japan, Thursday, February 27, 2020. According to local businesses in the area, the number of visitors has dropped significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A security guard with a mask stands on Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The Japanese government has indicated it sees the next couple of weeks as crucial to containing the spread of COVID-19, which began in China late last year. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





A tourist wearing a protective mask takes a photo of flower blooming Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at a park in Tokyo. The number of infections of the COVID-19 disease spread around the globe. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Pedestrians with protective masks on a street Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Tokyo. The number of infections of the COVID-19 disease spread around the globe. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)





Sumo wrestlers fight on the ring as spectators' seats are empty during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, March 8, 2020. The 15-day sumo tournament started on Sunday with no spectators, affected by fears of the new coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Kyodo News via AP Photo)





The Tokyo Disney Resort is seen from a train in Urayasu, near Tokyo, Friday, February 28, 2020. The amusement park will be closed from Feb. 29 until March 15 in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





People are reflected as they observe on the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Elementary school students go to their school in Osaka, western Japan, Friday morning, February 28, 2020, a day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's announcement. Abe asked all elementary, middle and high schools nationwide on Thursday to close until late March from March 2 to help control the spread of the new virus in the country. (Photo by Yoshihiko Imai/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





A guard opens the gate to the town in Futaba, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan at midnight Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Japan’s government partially lifted an entry ban for Futaba, the last town that remained off-limits since it was entirely forced to evacuate following the Fukushima nuclear disaster nine years ago. (Photo by Naoya Osato/Kyodo News via AP Photo)





Students wearing masks attend the graduation ceremony at Fukuoka Joto High School on March 1, 2020 in Fukuoka, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)





Visitors wearing protective face masks and Mickey Mouse costumes, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are seen outside Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, Japan on February 28, 2020. (Photo by Issei Kato/Reuters)





A couple wearing face masks, following an outbreak of coronavirus, enjoys watching cherry blossom in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, March 6, 2020. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)