TOKYO -- Japan plans to lift indoor mask recommendations in public places if it reclassifies COVID-19 as a less serious infectious disease, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan looks to lift indoor mask guidance as part of COVID downgrade
Reclassification would lift quarantine rules, expand care options
Japan currently recommends people wear masks in indoor spaces if they are within speaking distance with each other. © Reuters
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