Japan began distributing reusable cloth face masks on Friday dubbed 'Abenomasks' after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose decision to issue two per ...
TOKYO: Japan began distributing reusable cloth face masks on Friday dubbed"Abenomasks" after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose decision to issue two per household has been met with mockery by some.
At a post office distribution centre in Tokyo on Friday, the first sets were going out for delivery to parts of the city with the highest number of virus cases. Online retail sites have moved quickly to ensure the cloth masks do not end up for resale on their platforms, with two popular forums Mercari and Yahoo Japan banning users from selling them.
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