At a press conference on May 18, Dr. Yuji Seto, executive director of the Fukuoka Medical Association, said, “It is not necessary to wear a mask if you can get a sufficient distance outdoors or if there is a risk of heat stroke. However, under the circumstances where the highly infectious Omicron strain is prevalent, I don’t think we can completely remove masks.” Top officials of local governments and others have called for renewed discussion within the government on how masks should be worn to prevent heat stroke and other illnesses. He then called for thorough infection control measures, and the third vaccination of people in their 20s and 30s as the spread of infection continues. Source: NHK
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