THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 6, 2021 at 17:44 JST
Officials of the Osaka prefectural and Osaka city governments gather before going on patrol around restaurants and bars on April 5. (Jin Nishioka)
OSAKA—Government officials started night patrols here to ensure bars and restaurants were engaged in “mask dining,” an anti-virus protocol that has caused confusion over enforcement and the consequences for failing to follow the rules. [Read More]
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