TOKYO -- Coronavirus patients in Japan will cover a portion of the cost of their care starting in May, under new plans announced Friday by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
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A train station in Tokyo. Japan is downgrading COVID-19 to the same legal category as seasonal influenza. © Reuters
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