Japan PM Abe orders government to take steps to mitigate virus impact on economy
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his government to take "all necessary steps" to mitigate the impact of the virus outbreak on the economy, including tapping state budget reserves, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday.The government will compile emergency measures to respond to the impact of the outbreak as early as next week, Abe was quoted as saying by Japan's Jiji news agency."There's a risk the coronavirus outbreak could hurt consumption, so we..