[Japon] Japan to downgrade COVID classification as it seeks to ‘live with the virus’

Auteur : Tomoko Otake. Staff writer de The Japan Times.

Production : The Japan Times

Diffusion : site de The Japan Times

Date : 20 janvier 2023

Japan will downgrade the legal classification of COVID-19 this spring — bringing an end to quarantine guidelines for COVID-19 patients — and review border controls and mask recommendations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday, marking a major policy change nearly three years since the start of the pandemic.

Source : Tomoko Otake, « Japan to downgrade COVID classification as it seeks to ‘live with the virus’ », The Japan Times, 20/01/2023. URL : https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/20/national/covid-classification-change/ (consulté le 20/01/2023)

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