One key reason for the low number of infections recorded is that Japan has imposed strict criteria to be eligible for testing, focusing on giving tests only to people who have had sustained fevers for more than four days combined with overseas travel, close contact with
an infected person or lung symptoms severe enough to warrant hospitalization.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2020/04/01/...
Less than 2 percent of the total number of
infected people have died from the virus so far but that figure could change.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/infected-co...