Japan to remove attendance limit at large events as infection slows

I wonder when people in Japan will again freely walk around in most public spaces without a face mask — like they currently do inside enclosed restaurants.

It is “very likely” that the coronaviruses that now cause the common cold were long ago as deadly as COVID-19 and gradually weakened to become the common cold we have today, according to Paul Duprex, head of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh.

The CDC has announced that there are no new variants at the moment that would appear to be “the next omicron,” and more than 90% of U.S. residents don’t need to wear the masks anymore because they live in low to medium threat areas.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-pandemic-status-60-minutes-2022-03-06/

as long as they wear face masks and do not speak loudly.

This is what happen during every rush hour in any big city in Japan, how about progress of those quasi emergency now?

as long as they wear face masks and do not speak loudly.

paper face masks in crowded places can still spread viruses, especially the highly transmittable B.2 variant.

if you wear a mask, wear two in crowds, don’t touch it, adjust using the strings only and don’t touch your eyes or face if you do touch the mask.

Good. Looking forward to heading to the baseball shortly.

Nice, maybe I can take in a baseball game this year!

do not talk loudly and dont expect alcohol to be served in restaurant...what kind of "science" is that???

what kind of "effect" it may have for spreading of some kind of virus?

Has anyone noticed that Omicron is literally everywhere throughout Japan, in spite of the three items currently disfiguring life in Japan: masks/alcohol wipes/magic plastic shielding? Very few severely ill in the hospital. Conclusion: live with it and ditch the largely useless Holy Trinity. Back to wearing masks if one has a cold, or the pollen clouds in Tokyo are bothersome.

They may be jumping the gun like most nations are. The numbers are still a bit high, even for japan.

Japan to remove attendance limit 

you just had 25k in a marathon. it's already happened

one day Fumio will make speech at evening TV and will say that japanese people can take off face masks.

until he will receive that fax with instructions show must continue as planned.

but when fax will arrive next day facemasks will be thing of past for many...herd reaction?

so 20,000 people in masks, have been 'safe'? but 20m in a restaurant are not. at least, after 8pm.