Sharjah24 - Reuters: A Japanese health panel approved on Friday a plan to bring in more targeted COVID-19 curbs across much of the nation, as overall new infections decline but fatalities rise to a record level.
The government will let infection restrictions on mobility and commerce lapse on Sunday in five prefectures where the virus appears to have peaked out. However, curbs will be extended until March 6 in another 17 regions where infection levels are still relatively high.
"The priority going forward is to try to hold down serious cases and deaths among the elderly," Shigeru Omi, Japan's top health advisor, told reporters after the panel's meeting.
The plan is expected to be officially approved later on Friday.
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