APAN'S PM EYES RECLASSIFICATION OF COVID-19新型コロナ 春にも“５類”移行

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is reassessing a disease many have come to live with.
He's set to reclassify COVID-19 and put it in the same category as the flu.
COVID-19 is now ranked at a level almost equivalent to Category II.
That's the second-most severe tier in Japan's classification system for infectious diseases.
That lets authorities take strict measures to stop the virus spreading, including urging people to limit their movements.
But in light of its impact on socioeconomic activity, the government decided Thursday to work to downgrade COVID to the lowest rank of Category V.
The reclassification means more medical institutions can accept coronavirus patients. People will also no longer be requested to limit their activities.

◆tier 層、階層  one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other 

◆in light of ～を考慮すれば、～に照らして

Daily Vocabulary(2023/02/15）

30031.person with disabilities (現実からの逃避 ）
Reading books and watching movies are good ways to escape from reality. 
30032.person with disabilities(障害者 ） a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for someone to use a part of their body properly, or to learn normally 

Did he leap to the defense of every person with disabilities whom he encountered? 

30033.I don’t know about that  (どうかな ）

I don’t know about that. Maybe you should look into it a little more. 

30034.give someone the cold shoulder(冷たい態度をとる / 冷たく突き放す / 無視をする）to deliberately ignore someone or be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you 
Why are you giving me the cold shoulder? 
30035.give someone the silent treatment (相手の言動に対して腹を立てて何も言わず無視する行為 ）
I know when my girlfriend is really upset with me because she gives me the silent treatment.