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Do the hustle
Second wave? It would seem the first wave is still going strong.
Mitsuo Matsuyama
The most important thing now is to take all precaution as you can.
I understand those who are concerned about it and think that staying home is the safety thing, but everyone should understand that regardless of staying or not staying home the risk will occur anyways.
Since we can not ignore this risk and we can not ignore the fact that we still have bill to pay and food to buy, we should more than before take care of ourselves.
It is a hard thing to do, but if we wait until the country have 0 cases, it will take too long time.
Monty
Very low cases. That is nice to hear.
Keep up your personal prevention like washing hands, wear masks, use hand sterilizer and try to keep social distance where it is possible, and everything will be fine.
In my home country there are many demonstrations and Riots going on because of the Corona Restrictions.
People there refuse to wear mask, and fighting with police and so on...
The governement over there also start to re-open the country even many clusters appears daily and new cases are over 400 every day.
But they learned now that all this lockdowns had no positive influence to contain the virus.
Number one important thing to contain the Virus is everybodys behavior according personal hygiene.
Yubaru
Look at that number, it tells an awful lot about keeping numbers down!
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Tokyo-s-excess-deaths-far-higher-than-COVID-19-count-data-shows
So, in reality, it is very possible that in fact there are 140 to 280 "new" cases in Tokyo alone! But since there is no contact tracing, nor ability to know where these people got infected, it's a total unknown!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/world/asia/japan-coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR33oW_yp0baytUYLatLxbUi36hfk42TAWiMdBjXZDBhTTn2KTPyoDKweEE
Leo
Its a very low amount. And Tokyo is a huge city.
Tom Doley
Abe didn’t screw up with the masks. It was an ingenious idea right from the start. Since there is no cure for this disease yet, and laughter is the next best medicine, masks made people laugh. People would laugh when putting them on because when you tried to cover the nose, the bottom lip would become exposed, and when you tried to cover the mouth, the nostrils would then become exposed. Further, families would have a fit of laughter because they played games to decide which two members wore them and on what days. And Abe didn’t leave out the international community either because people couldn’t stop laughing when Abe showcased to the world what it looks like when you incorrectly wear baby masks. Well done Abe!
kurisupisu
If I had the Abe masks then I would be in fits of hilarity, but no delivery yet.
It is depressing ...
AdamP75
14 infections X 14 isolation days in a hotel in a city of 14 million
yoshisan88
That is because those idiots in your homeland refused to do the right things. In Australia and many other countries like New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong etc the various levels of lockdowns have successfully contained the spread of the virus as the majority of people in those countries listen to their governments and do the right things.
kokontozai
Although many persons have frustration against the success of Japan, it is about time to accept the reality. I thing that we do not need to worry about the novel virus so much.
yoshisan88
Japan has successfully contained the virus. It is true due to lack of testing how widespread the virus is in Japan may never be found. Precaution measures are still needed but things can gradually go back to normal. I look forward to the day I can set food in Japan again.
Paul Laimal-Convoy
@Monty
Incorrect.
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(Source: - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/chinas-coronavirus-lockdown-strategy-brutal-but-effective#maincontent )
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(Source: - https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-lockdown-effective-in-most-states-kerala-tops-list-2211115 )
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(Source: - https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200329/How-effective-is-social-distancing-in-fighting-COVID-19.aspx )
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(Source: - https://inews.co.uk/news/coronavirus-in-italy-lockdown-effective-cases-fall-covid-19-outbreak-2518448 )
However, it is believed that other methods, such as those employed by South Korea (which didn't enact a nationwide lockdown) are perhaps more effective. Simply "washing one's hands and being clean", though, isn't going to work.
Yubaru
Hell we got the money before the masks! Now we can go and buy them if we need them!
Ichiro Endo
It’s something like ironic, because the 2nd phase was set following the decline in the number of cases are the single digit.
But the relaxation of any many restriction business is vital in any case.
And Tokyo government has a control of the tendency on the recent case that about half a number of the cases might have occurred in young generation which is 20s and 30s especially relevant to night clubs.
So I wish most business are able to take a fully open under the control.
james
It should be interesting to see what the new infections will look like on 15 June, after 2 weeks of reopening.
Anyone think there will be a significant uptick from todays count?
Benjamin Weinmann
Wonderful. Now can I have my two free AbeMasks, and paper form for 100,000yen?
MkoreaMwafrika
You Japanese and S Koreans sure an interesting lot.
In this story I'm reading that you have 14 measly infections in Tokyo. On another story in the 'World' section of JT about South Korea they mention an equal amount of virus infections in Seoul! You guys are both trying to prove that you're proud of your infection numbers or what?!
Are your two countries bragging about who has the most infections?
What a childish and silly argument! In South Korea you have almost China like draconian and intrusive policies enacted by the rabid Moon Jae-in. In your neighbors across the Sea of Japan, you have the clueless Abe Sinzo.
The only country that I truly respect in tackling this SARS-CoV-2 in Asia is: Taiwan.