Tokyo's Narita airport offers cardboard beds for quarantine

Cardboard boxes are being readied at Tokyo's Narita international airport for quarantine as arriving people wait for test results for the coronavirus.
Shotaro Tajima, a Japanese Health Ministry official in the contagious diseases section, said Friday people are now at nearby hotels and have not had to stay in the boxes.
If cases grow, people may need to wait longer for test results, which usually come back within several hours. Japan is requiring tests for people who fly in from dozens of nations, including the U.S., China and Italy.
Japan has about 5,500 coronavirus cases, but worries are growing about a surge in cases. The government's state of emergency declared this week requests people to stay home. It also asks businesses to shut down but allows exceptions, such as small "izakaya'' counter-bar restaurants, which can be open from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Tokyo.-AP