Tokyo reports 611 coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 4,171

It's really time now to open the pubs !

The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo was 225, down five from Sunday, health officials said. The nationwide figure was 1,975, down 35 from Sunday.

More encouraging news.

Get vaccinated when you can.

Just good news. Nothing to add.

Some very low numbers around the country. A lot of prefectures in single figures for new cases. This is good news, but it is a bit puzzling how infections rocketed up and then seem to have fallen away again so quickly.

Hopeful news IF it is accompanies by a lower positivity rate. Otherwise, it is false hope.

Agreed. Encouraging news for many.

Good low numbers, normality resumes soon and those afraid of Covid can feel safe going out and socializing again.

Just good news. Nothing to add.

Me neither

The external link provided in the article is giving a good view of the situation in Japan regarding the covid19 :

total of positives cases detected as September 8th: 1,550,725

the break down is as follow,

under 10: 0 death(s) , 0 serious

10s : 1 death(s) (0.00006% of all detected cases), 1 serious

20s: 17 death(s) (0.0001% of all detected cases) , 0 serious

30s: 46 death(s) (0.0029% of all detected cases) , 4 serious

40s: 159 death(s) (0.0102% of all detected cases) , 45 serious

50s: 413 death(s) (0.0266% of all detected cases), 118 serious

60s: 1097 death(s) (0.0707% of all detected cases), 123 serious

70s: 3202 death(s) (0.2064% of all detected cases), 167 serious

80+: 8674 death(s) (0.5593% of all detected cases), 88 serious

Success.

Good low numbers, normality resumes soon and those afraid of Covid can feel safe going out and socializing again.

something tells me they will never “feel” safe

Good low numbers, normality resumes soon and those afraid of Covid can feel safe going out and socializing again.

something tells me they will never “feel” safe

There are hysterical types on both sides of this. Some were predicting bodies on the streets and others are having meltdowns over vaccinations.

Get vaccinated. Wear a mask when in places with others. Don’t pull it down to eat sweets on the train like some here have talked about. Basic hygiene stuff.

Also, don’t spout off narratives without evidence to back up claims. This is about as useful as talking about your travels.

In short, adult stuff.

Kenchi

Good points, but I do have faith in humanity, though I expect a minority will still be hiding and having number crunching theories for quite a while yet.

Jimizo nails it in one simple post….

@joffy - They WILL be back by Wednesday or Thursday, when we will, naturally have higher numbers than today.

If the rest of the world copied Japan's methods, we'd be over this inconvienent thing in no time!

Some were predicting bodies on the streets

To be fair, people being refused hospital treatment and dying in their homes... kinda the same thing.

I put the death by age in a chart, if that could give, a better "picture"

https://ibb.co/zb30S91

Most Japanese people and residents of Japan probably already have NATURAL immunity! There haven’t been lockdowns or hysteria there like in Australia and NZ so a large percentage of the population have most likely already developed natural immunity which is the reason behind the dropping numbers!…

Party on!

Enough with the sky is falling brigade and their doomsday cultism! It is patently NOT falling and the world is ready to move on!

Depends on which country you are talking about.

As fuzzy posted, there have been ill people in need of care turned away from hospitals in Japan.

This is disgraceful. I’m sure you remember the young woman who lost her baby.

I think it’s a bit tasteless and childish to be partying like ‘it’s 1999’ at this moment in time. Even our posters regaling us with questionable stories about their drinking, eating and travel habits pay lip service to being sensible.

Hopefully we are looking at partying again soon enough.

Probably best not to do it now.

Japan never saw the explosion of new cases that so many on here predicted.

I’m still waiting for one of the many people who were predicting a superspreader to admit they were wrong.

Also, don’t spout off narratives without evidence to back up claims. This is about as useful as talking about your travels. 

In short, adult stuff.

It shouldn’t have to be said but thank you Jimizo for saying it.

israel had about 4 months of calm once 50% of their population was vaccinated and then it fell apart. they were fortunate to be able to time their boosters before the flu season hits.

i'm not saying japan will follow the same trajectory but it is another data point in the transitory effectiveness of the vaccines.

Yeah, Israel observed a nice decrease in cases after they started their aggressive vaccination campaign. BUT, nearby Jordan observed an almost identical decrease in cases with an about 5x lower vaccination. And now, cases have flared up again in Israel, but not in Jordan.

So its not clear why cases have gone down in Israel, Jordan, and Japan. Vaccinations probably played some role, but there is much more to this. Perhaps just the natural cycle of the virus...

@tooheysnew

Why should they since they were not wrong ? Missed the eyplosion of cases recently in Japan ? For the rest of the world, did not check so not know.

After yes seems we avoided tke olympic variant.

Okay… “There’s was no one ‘superspreader’ event!” - There. You can finally STOP bringing that up DAILY. Happy, now? So, please just stop.

@tooheysnew 6:20pm: “I’m still waiting for one of the many people who were predicting a superspreader to admit they were wrong.”

How many tests allowed?

That's good news especially for Tokyo but let's be vigilant and follow Governor Koike's directions. Wash your hands, wear a mask, avoid crowded places and continue to stay home!

Japan has done well without lockdowns and draconian laws used in the West which failed to work. My life has remained almost the same throughout. Some pa,ces closed has been an inconvenience but traveling has been wonderful. Amazing hotel deals to be had to present, I’m taking advantage and enjoying the absence of tourists while at the same time helping the local businesses.

I would suggest everyone do their best, take precautions and stop thinking worst case scenarios, none of them have played out and nor will they.

I and friends totally agree.

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falseflagsteveToday  08:20 pm JST

Japan has done well without lockdowns and draconian laws used in the West which failed to work. My life has remained almost the same throughout. Some pa,ces closed has been an inconvenience but traveling has been wonderful. Amazing hotel deals to be had to present, I’m taking advantage and enjoying the absence of tourists while at the same time helping the local businesses.

I would suggest everyone do their best, take precautions and stop thinking worst case scenarios, none of them have played out and nor will they.

stop thinking worst case scenarios, none of them have played out and nor will they.

Coming up to 17,000 dead. Granted, not ‘worst case’ (in which case none of us would be here posting comments), but bad enough, surely.

It isn’t over yet. Keep your mask on, keep your distance, wash your hands and stay close to home.

@cleoToday  08:45 pm JST Totally agree with you.

stop thinking worst case scenarios, none of them have played out and nor will they.

Coming up to 17,000 dead. Granted, not ‘worst case’ (in which case none of us would be here posting comments), but bad enough, surely.

It isn’t over yet. Keep your mask on, keep your distance, wash your hands and keep traveling to support rural outlying communities.

Japan has done well without lockdowns and draconian laws used in the West which failed to work.

You are confused in the causation, Japan has done well thanks to the many other circumstances and measures being done that allowed for the control (many times in spite of what the goverment have done), which have made unnecessary lockdowns. Those in the west have needed to use lockdowns which by the way have been very effective at controlling the spreading according to scientific evidence.

israel had about 4 months of calm once 50% of their population was vaccinated and then it fell apart

Disinformation, complications and deaths in Israel are extremely well controlled thanks to vaccination, getting a mild infection, even if you are in the high-risk population, is the opposite of "falling apart"

Virus

Lockdowns do not work, they postpone the spreading nothing else. I know why Japan has low deaths in comparison. More adhere to mask wearing, low obesity rates, better physical health than West, less close contacts such as kissing when greeting and hugging.

I have no confusion with regards to the Covid situation in Japan. Though many argue and dispute the reasons I have given, they are correct