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World Service,3 mins
Are Japanese attitudes to face masks the key to low death rates from Covid-19?
The NewsroomAvailable for over a year
Coronavirus has impacted over 200 countries, but attitudes and government advice about whether or not you should wear a mask varies. In England, regulations are only now being introduced and in the US, some see being forced to wear a mask as an infringement on their civil liberties. However in Japan mask-wearing is almost universal and some see this as the reason for low infection rates. Photo: A woman in a facemask on a street in Japan. Credit: Getty Images
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