{"id":39378,"date":"2023-01-02T19:52:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/japan-weighs-lowering-covid-19-classification-by-spring-at-earliest\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T19:52:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:52:18","slug":"japan-weighs-lowering-covid-19-classification-by-spring-at-earliest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/japan-weighs-lowering-covid-19-classification-by-spring-at-earliest\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan weighs lowering COVID-19 classification by spring at earliest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"jtarticle\">\n<p>The government has started to consider lowering the classification of COVID-19 under the infectious disease law, with the possibility of implementing the change next spring at the earliest, government sources said.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 is currently classified in Category II, the second highest in the five-tier system based on severity and infectiousness. The classification is expected to be lowered to Category V, which includes seasonal influenza. 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