IMF official - too early to assess coronavirus impact on economies

An IMF senior official comments via Reuters

• too premature to make assessment on quantitative impact of coronovirus outbreak on Asian economies
• IMF managing director will discuss impact of coronovirus outbreak on global growth at upcoming G20 finance leaders' meeting
• says coronavirus impact definitely poses increased downside risk to Asia especially on countries having close ties with China
• China has room to take fiscal policy steps if its economy slows more, but we hope they stick with structural reform
• Japan, if necessary, can do more fiscal measures to maintain economic growth