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Thursday, July 2, 2020

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OUTSIDERS NOT WELCOME Iwate, with no virus cases, develops 'us vs. them' mentality July 2, 2020 Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan continues to be the only prefecture where there have been no confirmed COVID-19 infections. But that has led to an “us vs. them” mentality among some residents there as they seek to prevent any infections.
43 DEATHS Director explains hospital caught off-guard by cluster infection July 2, 2020 A hospital director apologized after his medical institution in Tokyo became the site of one of the worst cluster infections for COVID-19 in Japan, and admitted that the situation should have been taken more seriously.

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