Japan to downgrade COVID-19 from a level 2 to level 5 pathogen (the same level as seasonal influenza) as of spring to unleash restrictions on escalating death rates asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coro… 
Isolation periods will be abolished both for positive cases and close contacts. Masks to no longer be recommended indoors unless symptomatic or at risk. The downgrade to level 5 pathogen means the state no longer foots the medical bills
https://twitter.com/SukunaBikona7/status/1615685830135410689?s=20&t=E9r-1yZAudbpokTVbdJAlg
The reason for the shift is that Kishida has broken away from the neo-Keynesianism of his predecessors with its emphasis on investment in innovation and maximum employment. The ageing population and high population density will see death rates explode.
https://twitter.com/ToshiAkima/status/1609048184067878915?s=20&t=E9r-1yZAudbpokTVbdJAlg
Whether people will comply with orders to demask is uncertain but currently worn cloth and surgical masks are no longer adequate as viral evolution has made COVID aerosols too contagious to be stopped by anything less than an N95 respirator.
Meanwhile, the Nikkei remains Japan's leading cheerleader of death, urging readers to discover how much “fun” (sic) and convivial it is to kill the vulnerable by dropping protections to “revive” the economy. #FAFO
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