The Covid truth from Japan

As Japan faces its eighth covid wave a return to normality might be on the cards

Japan is a nation known for strict attention to the comings and goings of respiratory viruses and, at one time, was the world's highest user of influenza antivirals. At one point, Japan accounted for 70 to 80 per cent of all Tamiflu use globally. 

Adherence to mask-wearing has always been high, even before the pandemic, and Japanese authorities have kept…