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Tokyo reports 11,813 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 65,434

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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 11,813 new coronavirus cases, up 2,181 from Monday and up 370 from last Tuesday.

By age group, 1,696 cases were in their 20s, 2,043 in their 30s, 2,095 in their 40s and 1,125 in their 50s, while 1,405 were aged between 10 and 19, and 2,062 younger than 10.

The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 68, down one from Monday, health officials said. The nationwide number is 1,456, down five from Monday.

Nationwide, the number of reported cases was 65,434. After Tokyo, the prefectures with the most cases were Osaka (8,966), Kanagawa (6,103), Aichi (4,635), Saitama (4,229), Hyogo (3,603), Chiba (3,385), Fukuoka (2,611), Hokkaido (1,480), Shizuoka (1,354), Okinawa (1,029), Ibaraki (1,009), Kyoto (1,004), Gifu (813), Tochigi (738), Shiga (736), Gunma (698), Nara (695), Miyagi (639), Kumamoto (633), Okayama (576), Mie (524), Kagoshima (518), Hiroshima (503), Toyama (485), Aomori (456), Nagasaki (453), Kagawa (412), Saga (371), Ehime (361), Oita (351), Fukui (343), Ishikawa (329), Nagano (329), Niigata (313), Akita (299), Tokushima (297), Fukushima (294), Wakayama (290), Iwate (289), Yamaguchi (281), Yamanashi (250), Miyazaki (226), Kochi (220), Yamagata (215) and Shimane (130).

The number of coronavirus-related deaths reported nationwide was 236, of which 32 were in Tokyo).


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And now that "Manbo" has been lifted, the number of cases has risen! Is it just me? I feel like "What the smell, better catch this damn bug and get it over with!"

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1,696 cases were in their 20s, 2,043 in their 30s, 2,095 in their 40s and 1,125 in their 50s, while 1,405 were aged between 10 and 19, and 2,062 younger than 10.

So it's not just the old catching Covid, and also it seems clear to me that herd immunity promised by the anti-mandaters and ilk has not been borne out. No surprise, many of those folks claiming that based on Internet influencer's and their nation's favorite politicians, pehaps, disinformation have not been afraid to parrot and post misinformation. And are probably not ashamed for having done so.

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Although the case figures yo-yo, some trends are clear. The seven day average of recorded cases seems to be flattening, and though the way they collect figures makes it hard to draw clear conclusions, it seems that severe (by japanese standards) cases are trending down. But until we are out the other side, it is pointless to speculate how this will develop over the next weeks or months.

However, the way figures are reported, it's hard to know how many people are needing supplemental oxygen, including at home, at a care home, in a hotel or at an oxygen station, as these are now classified as 'mild' or 'moderate'. We don't know how many people are unable to get urgent treatment for stroke, cancer, kidney disease, heart disease, diabetic complications etc, which puts many at acute risk of death as a result. We don't know how many people are basically left to their own devices at home, because bureaucratic procedures mean that health systems are overloaded.

What is also clear is that daily deaths in February were the highest for the whole pandemic in Japan - currently between 200 and 250 a day, and that the response for an advanced nation continues to be inadequate, causing needless suffering and death in the process.

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Remember

Avoid large crowds,

Remember to continue to wear mask when in public.

密集 ない

仮面をかぶる

ワクチン 痘苗

For Moderna & Pfizer Vaccines Remember to get fully vaccinated, means 2X - twice - 二回

Those fully vaccinated should get BOOSTER after 5 months, 五ヶ月 事後, ブースター after being fully vaccinated.

For Those Seeking Vaccination Sites in Japan,

https://v-sys.mhlw.go.jp/search/

コロナワクチン ナビ

-4 ( +7 / -11 )

Does Japan not accept that having Omicron is proof of immunity and far better than a vaccine?

No, of course it doesn’t.

Why get a booster that fails to prevent infection?

Vaccinations are way down in European countries as booster shots are not the panacea that they are mooted to be.

People are seeing the reality.

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Mambo hasn't been lifted in Kanto.

Sorry, should have been specific, it's been lifted down in Okinawa and we are AGAIN seeing a spike in cases.

The population of the prefecture is roughly 1.4 million people, and we just passed the 100,000 mark for total number of infections, not including the military, which has passed over 10,000 as well.

Yeah, I feel ya.

We get our 3rd shots next week, and just have to see how things turn out!

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Why get a booster that fails to prevent infection?

Because it vastly reduces the risk of you developing symptoms, getting seriously ill and infecting others.

People are seeing the reality.

Try joining them in that.

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Out for the afternoon despite the ghastly rain.

Fairly busy, life as usual

Numbers can go up and fine slightly even after the peak.

Time for some to stop worrying and enjoy life, like I have, the whole time

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Does Japan not accept that having Omicron is proof of immunity and far better than a vaccine?

No, of course it doesn’t.

Why get a booster that fails to prevent infection?

That is factually incorrect. Actually getting the virus, especially with mild cases, produces significantly less antibodies compared to a vaccine. The antibodies created from the vaccine also hold up longer, where the antibodies from being infected wanes significantly by 3 months.

Do your homework and stop spreading misinformation.

4 ( +8 / -4 )

Seems we’re still peaking . How can this possibly be? We were told just yesterday that, “exactly how it (decline) was predicted based on scientific data from other countries.” And just as I’ve been stating scientific facts as they only pertain to Japan, omicron is the deadliest variant of Covid in Japan to date. Some can argue , but it’s a fact . Then this drastic increase in the number of deaths in Tokyo alone all while the number of severe cases is only down by 1. Y’all can draw your own reasonable conclusions from those stubborn facts. Life is NOT as usual anywhere in Japan. Hospitals country wide are over stuffed and the healthcare system which includes healthcare professionals is stretched to their limits. But there are still those spreading patently false information and making patently false statements and predictions. Now is not the time for junk science. It’s time for people to care about other people. Not just themselves. And children are still leading the daily surge. There’s no spinning reality. I’m especially irritated with those who have claimed not to be vaccinated and then offering their advice to parents about getting their children vaccinated or not . Zero credibility on the issue at hand.

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The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 68, down one

.....and of course that is the only figure that matters. 68 out of 15 million, i.e. de facto nothing. Meanwhile Omicron runs through the population. Everyone will come in contact with Omicron, and the vast majority of people will have zero problems with it. But the media just continues to feed us these meaningless "case" numbers.

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Ptownsend

So it's not just the old catching Covid,

Everybody catches Covid. It is the old, especially with comorbidities, that have problems with it. Are you unaware of that? Seriously?

-4 ( +3 / -7 )

Japanese people are worried the infections will go up if the borders are further relaxed.

They don't realize that Japan is one of the very few countries left who are still logging record breaking daily cases.

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design-monkey

But 32 people in Tokyo passed away from the virus. So

The article said "Corona-related". It did not say "from the virus".

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Steven

Dont be so ridiculous mate. The case numbs are far lower than they were, numbered may go up and down a bit but the trans is downward. Sever cases and deaths to fall within days.

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