Two passengers on separate flights were forced to disembark from flights in Japan this month after refusing to wear masks while on board.
was forced to make what the airline called an"unscheduled stop" after a passenger refused to put on a mask despite repeated requests from flight attendants. The company told CNN that it is not ruling out taking legal action against the passenger.
Public health experts say masks arein the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, which to date has infected nearly 30 million people and killed more than 928,000 across the globe, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. In Japan, 76,670 people have been infected this year, 1,464 of whom have died, according to the country's health ministry.
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