TOKYO, Feb 08 (NHK) –
NHK has realized that Japan’s authorities is contemplating advising senior residents and different high-risk individuals to put on masks after they go to crowded locations throughout a coronavirus outbreak.
NHK has realized that Japan’s authorities is contemplating advising senior residents and different high-risk individuals to put on masks after they go to crowded locations throughout a coronavirus outbreak.
The recommendation will likely be a part of the well being ministry’s fundamental stance on masks use after COVID-19’s deliberate downgrade to the identical standing as seasonal flu on May 8.
The authorities now recommends masks use indoors, but it surely plans to counsel individuals to make their very own choices on whether or not to put on them after the reclassification.
The ministry additionally plans to suggest individuals put on masks after they go to medical establishments or nursing care properties so they will not transmit the viruses to others in case they’re contaminated.
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