Japan's partial lifting of a state of emergency appears to suggest that its approach to fighting the novel coronavirus based on requests for cooperation rather than a hard lockdown has so far paid off.Newly reported coronavirus cases have been trending downward since the government asked businesses to temporarily close, and people to refrain from unnecessary outings and to avoid the 3Cs --confined and crowded places, and close contact with people.But medical experts and local governors have expressed concern that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's lifting of the national state of emergency for 39 …READ FULL ARTICLE
