Toshio Nakagawa, president of the Japan Medical Association, warning that Japan should not follow in the footsteps of Western nations that are moving to relax or drop their mask mandates.
But, Daishiro Yamagiwa, the minister in charge of the government's virus response, said there are still “many steps” that must be taken before masks are no longer needed in some situations.
The chief of the Japan Medical Association is warning that his country should not follow in the footsteps of Western nations that are moving to relax or drop their mask mandates.
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A more infectious type of the omicron variant has surged to account for more than a third of global COVID-19 cases sequenced recently, adding to the debate about whether countries are ready for full reopening.