On the 25th, Beijing time, Japan's cabinet approved a plan on Tuesday, including urging companies to encourage employees to work remotely and work at different times to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The Japanese government also urged people with cold or fever symptoms to stay home, and asked event organizers to carefully consider whether to host their events as originally planned.

Japan has now reported 850 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 691 were infected aboard the “Diamond Public Account” cruise ship. On Tuesday, NHK reported a fourth death case among cruise passengers.