Japan's public broadcaster NHK reporting
- Japan will extend its state of emergency for containing the novel coronavirus as early as Monday
- plans to extend for around another month (current declaration due to expire on May 6)
This comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it would be difficult to return to everyday life.
- Japanese government calls for vigilance during the long Golden Week holiday (runs to May 6) - asks people to stay home, not travel on holiday, reduce contact with others
