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“Cluster busting”: why Japan has been so successful in fighting Covid-19

Japan has had one of the lowest rates of death from Covid-19, despite its densely-packed, elderly population. Merryn Somerset Webb looks explains the secret of its success.

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by: Merryn Somerset Webb
4 May 2020
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Japan: more than just social distancing

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