JAPAN’S HEALTH MINISTER AND SCIENTISTS URGING CITIZENS TO WEAR MASKS

Highlights –

• Japan’s health minister and scientists urging citizens to wear masks.
• Japan has been recording a surge in COVID-19 cases, considered to be the third wave of infections.
• Norihisa Tamura has also asked the public to use face shields when dining with others.
• The scientists however did not give a guarantee over the use of face shields per se.