TOKYO - Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to a less serious infectious disease and relaxing its guidance that people wear masks in public indoor places as early as this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday (Jan 20). Mr Kishida, speaking to media after meeting with relevant ministers, said he had instructed those ministers to consider the specifics regarding...
TOKYO - Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to a less serious infectious disease and relaxing its guidance that people wear masks in public indoor places as early as this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday .
Mr Kishida, speaking to media after meeting with relevant ministers, said he had instructed those ministers to consider the specifics regarding reclassification that would downgrade the status of Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal flu.ALSO READ:
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