NHK Documentary S2020E11 - Battle on the Brink: The Coronavirus Crisis

Based in Tokyo, within the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, is Japan's Coronavirus Response Team, made up of over 50 infectious disease experts. We follow their efforts over a period of weeks to prevent widespread transmission of the coronavirus. With cases increasing in Tokyo, and the disease spreading nationwide, on April 7, a state of emergency was declared in Japan for the first time ever. The battle has entered a dangerous new phase.