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Japan entered its post-pandemic phase Monday, officially downgrading COVID-19 to a status on par with seasonal flu and doing away with a range of coronavirus measures. The plan to reclassify the disease from one similar to Class 2, used for severe infectious diseases such as SARS and tuberculosis, to Class 5 under the Infectious Diseases Control Law was announced in January. The move follows the easing of mask guidance in March, after which decisions on both indoor and outdoor masking have been largely left up to individuals.

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Japan entered its post-pandemic phase Monday, officially downgrading COVID-19 to a status on par with seasonal flu and doing away with a range of coronavirus measures. The plan to reclassify the disease from one similar to Class 2, used for severe infectious diseases such as SARS and tuberculosis, to Class 5 under the Infectious Diseases Control Law was announced in January. The move follows the easing of mask guidance in March, after which decisions on both indoor and outdoor masking have been largely left up to individuals.
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Erin Conroy (chargrille@progressives.social)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 02:27:20 JST Erin Conroy

Weeks after Japan "stepped into its post-pandemic phase" in May & left anti-infection measures like masks up to "individual choice," the #COVID positivity rate in Okinawa has been over 50% for at least a week.
Hospital staff are turning sick & dying people away, including children from at least one children's hospital.
Doctors in Japan say the medical system is collapsing.
#PostPandemic is a lie.

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