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Japan is gambling on a 'lockdown lite' strategy to beat coronavirus. Can it win? | ABC News

In Japan, initial success in the fight against coronavirus is now being reversed and doctors are warning the country's medical system could collapse as the number of cases surges. The Japanese Government has called widespread testing a waste of resources and resisted calls for a full lockdown. Instead, the Japanese version is being dubbed 'lockdown lite'. You can still eat a bowl of ramen in some restaurants, or grab a drink in certain types of pubs or bars. And there are no penalties for ignoring the Government's request to avoid non-essential outings. More than 10,000 people have been infected with the virus and over 160 have died. For the country with the world's oldest population, if lockdown lite fails, the consequences could be catastrophic. North Asia correspondent Jake Sturmer reports. Read more here: https://ab.co/2XJqBqF For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 You can also like us on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Or follow us on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Or even on Twitter:   / abcnews