TOKYO -- Japan has finally decided to downgrade COVID-19 to a less-serious class of infectious disease, marking an end to a pandemic phase often shadowed by a dearth of coherent policy based on science.
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Japan exits COVID chapter marked by lack of science
As downgrade nears, government should take stock of its response
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Japan initially succeeded in limiting the spread of COVID-19 but has since experienced several waves. © Reuters
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