Japan releases phased road map to fully reopen economy by August

Japan on Monday released a phased road map for reopening the economy as the government fully lifted the state of emergency the same day, with plans to relax by August restrictions imposed following the novel coronavirus outbreak.Restrictions on domestic travel and large-scale events, as well as the use of facilities prone to cluster infections, will be gradually eased every three weeks after assessing the situation at the time.The government will also request organizers to put off holding festivals until August when they can be held as long as attendees maintain a reasonable distance from o…READ FULL ARTICLE