Coronavirus: how masks, hand-washing helped Japan prevent heavy death tolls

Mask-wearing – anathema to many in the US – is one reason why Japan has avoided the heavy coronavirus death tolls seen in many parts of the world, according to the government’s expert panel on the pandemic.While face-coverings have sparked angry confrontations in some parts of the world, and were initially dismissed as ineffective by the World Health Organisation, they have long been part of everyday life in Japan. But they will not be enough for the country to maintain its strong record on…

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