Japan to launch entity for infections akin to U.S. CDC: PM Kishida

Japan will create an entity for infectious disease experts similar to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and bolster its crisis response, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday.In a press conference after the end of this year's 150-day regular Diet session, Kishida said the government will formalize the plan aimed at removing sectionalism at a task force meeting on Friday.The to-be-created body will combine existing entities -- the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine. It will coordinate with a newly establish…READ FULL ARTICLE