TOKYO -- A Japanese government advisory body will look into recommending a different designation for COVID-19, such as by treating it like the flu, in order to ease disruptions to the health care system.
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Japan to weigh approaching COVID-19 like the flu
Proposal would aim to ease reporting burden on health care providers
People wearing masks make their way in Tokyo. Japan is now experiencing its seventh wave of the coronavirus pandemic. © Reuters
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