Japan becomes first major country to officially recognize Covid poses same threat as flu
Seminal pandemic moment
Japan will start considering Covid as being equivalent to the seasonal flu — a sign of the attitude shift toward the pandemic.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Friday that Covid would be reclassified to disease category five from the current level two.-- More...
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