Tokyo reports 10,334 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 60,142

down 1,887 from last Monday.

Great to hear, let's be positive.

Let's wait until we get tomorrow's results before we start celebrating.

Just out of a three day weekend, with most clinics closed, and people out and about.

I would not be amazed if we were back up to 20,000 new cases by Thursday.

It's not what I want - it just wouldn't surprise me.

All the doomsayers can say now is, "let's wait until tomorrow!" "Let's wait until next week!" " we can't celebrate yet blah blah blah!"

Great to hear, let's be positive.

But let's not all be positive at once or that will push the numbers up. :D

I think it's better to stop counting. Just let it go and assume it's normal unless if someone turns into zombie!

Open up, move on! Time to party for cherry blossom!

Sure fewer tests means fewer positives. Only hospitalizations and deaths matter.

Being able to frame something that happens in Japan as wrong is what matters.

Also feel free to throw about conspiracy theories about testing limits. You get bonus points for that.

All the doomsayers can say now is, "let's wait until tomorrow!" "Let's wait until next week!" " we can't celebrate yet blah blah blah!"

Given that it is a holiday weekend, waiting for a couple of days might well be appropriate.

However, looking at the shape of the curve in other countries suggests that infections go up and down pretty quickly. Those who are infected overcome it very easily and some of the unvaccinated die, but that's their choice.

Going on three years of their same behaviors, day end, day out @Backpacking 5:33pm and many already fit that criteria:

“stop counting. Just let it go and assume it's normal unless if someone turns into zombie!” -

But I am sure you knew that.

Of course I knew that. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

All the doomsayers can say now is, "let's wait until tomorrow!" "Let's wait until next week!" " we can't celebrate yet blah blah blah!"

& let’s not forget this oldie but goldie

fewer tests means fewer positives

But I am sure you knew that

Effective Reproduction Number

As of 12 February

in Tokyo

0.97

Nationwide

1

> fewer tests means fewer positives

That's not necessarily true, obviously not everyone knows that

I guess I’m a “doomsayer” or as most would say , I live in world of reality where made up facts are just that . It would be great IF the cases would come down and until they do , the naysayers would get a grip on reality and stop with their dangerous and irresponsible actions. A conspiracy? I think there is a conspiracy in that the ONLY restriction that has been enforced here is border control. Other than that, people have been free to do as they wish and that’s the problem. This country wants to get back to normal ? What hasn’t been normal ? Lock it down ! 3-4 weeks to get the deadliest variant (Omicron) contained. There is no spinning the FACT that in JAPAN, omicron is the deadliest variant. But some of you wanting to go from zero-90 in .2 secs because of a minor dip in new cases is just insane. Precisely the definition of insanity . Expecting a different result and acting as if the number of deaths is acceptable.

No Rob , sorry I didn’t know English wasn’t your native language and that you’re still learning . My bad . Nowhere not once have I suggested “I want a hard lockdown.” I have stated repeatedly that a true lockdown is NEEDED. It is needed to slow and stop the spread of omicron as is the deadliest variant of Covid in Japan to date . And it is needed to stop the dangerous, reckless, and virus of false information from also going out without a care for anyone else. I WANTED to go see my mother before she passed away in July . (Natural causes) I WANTED to go to her funeral. But because of that 10-20% that won’t make sacrifices so that the whole world can get over this , I couldn’t go.

Steven

Lockdowns are infective at stoping the spread of Omicron as are the vaccines. It has to run its course, everyone will be infected.

Reckless

Yes, the cannot stop it, just delay the inevitable and cause many issues to physical and mental health as well as harm the economy.