Japan to cut COVID isolation period to speed up economic recovery

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan will shorten the period of isolation for COVID-19 patients with symptoms to seven days from the current 10 days, signaling it will accelerate efforts to lift the economy out of a downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The recuperation period will also be cut for those infected but showing no symptoms to five days from seven days if they test negative for the virus. Kishida said his government will finalize the revisions after hearing opinions at a meeting of health experts on Wednesday.Kishida also told reporters Japan will start ino…READ FULL ARTICLE