A Japanese government panel on Friday recommended that children wear face masks at day-cares to prevent the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant but stopped short of suggesting a specific age due to concerns over health risks.As Omicron continues to spread rapidly in the country, particularly among children, the panel laid out proposals to prevent children and day-care staff from getting infected. Protecting elderly people, who are also being hit by COVID-19, was also urgently sought by the panel.An initial plan that sought children aged 2 or older to wear face masks fel…READ FULL ARTICLE
