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Japan s rising infections may soon risk lives that could normally be saved: expert July 29, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare s COVID-19 Advisory Board expert panel is seen meeting in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on July 28, 2021. (Mainichi/Hidenori Yazawa) TOKYO A group of experts tasked to advise the Japanese government on COVID-19 policy expressed strong concerns over the prolonged surge of coronavirus infections especially in the greater Tokyo area as well as Osaka Prefecture, saying that the state of infections is beginning to affect regular medical care. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare s Advisory Board, staffed by some of Japan s most senior infectious disease experts, and chaired by Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, convened on July 28 to discuss the worsening state of infections in Japan.

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