{"id":146457,"date":"2022-05-19T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T06:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=146457&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-05-19T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T06:18:01","slug":"fukuoka-medical-association-comments-on-continuation-of-masking","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-medical-association-comments-on-continuation-of-masking\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Medical Association Comments on Continuation of Masking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a press conference on May 18, Dr. Yuji Seto, executive director of the Fukuoka Medical Association, said, \u201cIt 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\u2019t think we can completely remove masks.\u201d 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. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20220518\/5010015827.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fnn_wear-mask-photoac_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Medical Association Comments on Continuation of Masking\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fnn_wear-mask-photoac_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fnn_wear-mask-photoac_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fnn_wear-mask-photoac_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fnn_wear-mask-photoac_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photo-ac.com\/main\/detail\/22126247\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo AC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English <\/b><b>regularly<\/b><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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