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No need to stop social activities with Omicron: Japan COVID adviser

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"We probably no longer need an option like fully stopping social activities," Omi said, adding that people have learned how to cope with the virus after more than two years of the pandemic.| (Photo by=KYODO)

[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] TOKYO: Japan's top coronavirus adviser said Friday the country no longer needs to "fully" stop social activities, as symptoms of the currently dominant Omicron variant are less severe than those of previous strains, in a major shift from his previous stance focusing on strict controls to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Kyodo reported.

Shigeru Omi said in an interview with Kyodo News that Japan's coronavirus situation has entered a new phase and there is no longer a need to take measures such as shutting down schools and department stores as the government did in April 2020 when the country's first COVID-19 state of emergency was declared. Foot traffic should not be cut completely to make towns look "deserted" anymore under the current pandemic situation, the head of the health expert panel to the government said.

However, the panel is still divided over possible restrictions on social and economic activities, Omi said. The panel will make suggestions after simulating changes in the number of new cases and medical situations according to various measures, he said. . Japan confirmed 49,768 new virus cases on Friday, less than half of the over 100,000 daily infections seen in early February, but they have been picking up from late March.



 

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