Japan shifts focus to post-pandemic recovery amidst COVID-19 downgrade.
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Japan's top COVID-19 adviser, Shigeru Omi, has called for a thorough review of the country's pandemic response and full preparation for the next public health crisis. This comes as the government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to the same level as seasonal flu. Omi cited ambiguity and trial and error in role-sharing between the government and experts during the past three years of Japan's experience in dealing with the pandemic.
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