TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday sought to assure the country's mask makers that the government will assume any risk of overproduction by creating a national stockpile of the protective gear.
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Abe pledges national mask reserve as virus fears create shortfall
Prime minister urges mass production, saying state will buy surplus
Monthly supplies of surgical masks in Japan are expected to reach 600 million units in March.
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