The government's top COVID-19 adviser has said that after nearly 18 months of measures to limit people's movement, the effectiveness of that approach is nearing an end.
Instead, Shigeru Omi is calling for the better use of science and technology to contain COVID-19.
“People are getting tired of dealing with the coronavirus and the state of emergency, and I hear that restaurants that serve alcohol, in particular, cannot stand the current situation,” Omi told a closed Diet panel session on Thursday.