Japan city adopts 1st ordinance urging wearing of masks due to virus

A city assembly in eastern Japan approved an ordinance Thursday urging residents to wear face masks to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus, a first for the country.The nonbinding ordinance is similar to a measure adopted in San Francisco in the United States that proved effective during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to Satoru Oki, the mayor of Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture.Related coverage:Japan city asks tourists to stay away amid pandemicDoctor calls for swifter coronavirus testing on proper individualsFuneral industry scrambles to adapt as it awaits rising virus deaths…READ FULL ARTICLE