By NAOYUKI TAKAHASHI/ Staff Writer
July 30, 2020 at 15:30 JST
Shigeru Omi, who heads the government expert panel on COVID-19 measures, attends a session of the Lower House’s Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on July 29. Tourism minister Kazuyoshi Akaba is seen behind him. (Takeshi Iwashita)
The government ignored a plea from its expert panel on COVID-19 measures not to rush the start of its “Go To Travel” campaign as infection cases were rising, according to the head of the panel. [Read More]
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