Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Wednesday to establish an infectious disease crisis management agency to better prepare for future pandemics.
Kishida, marking the end of the current parliamentary session and weeks ahead of the July 10 national elections, said that Japan has managed to significantly slow COVID-19 infections, but it is still too early to “put our guards down." He said there's a need to “carefully walk to the path toward returning to ordinary lives" as Japan gradually resumes social and business activity as well as tourism.
