Subsidy travel campaign in the spotlight Japanese authorities and experts are preparing for the next steps in the fight against the coronavirus as a crucial three-week period draws to a close. The panel of experts are calling on the government to stop giving a subsidy to travel to areas where cases are rising. The experts met on Friday, just a few days out from the end of what they had called a critical three weeks. One of the agenda items was the government's domestic travel campaign which has been in place to support the pandemic-battered economy. The government panel head Omi Shigeru said, "The advisory panel wants the travel campaign to be halted in stage-three areas. In other words, people should avoid crossing prefectural borders."