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Posted in: Japanese swimmer banned from Tokyo Olympics in doping case See in context

Let's be real. Doping is virtually universal. Nearly all professional athletes dope. Sports these is is about who's the best doper without getting caught. Looks like he wasn't so good at not getting caught. The Netflix documentary "Icarus" is a great watch about state-sponsored doping in Russia. Most doping isn't endorsed by the government, but I'd guess more than 90% of athletes do it.

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Posted in: South Korea, Japan trade travel restrictions in virus row See in context

@noriahojanen

If case fatality rates are so important, then Japan should have included Iran and Italy on that list. Let's say it wasn't politically motivated, but not including Italy and Iran on the list makes it look pretty damn political and stoking anti-Chinese and anti-Korean sentiments to appeal to Japan's Far Right. 

Numbers don't lie. 

 

Infections and Deaths as of 3/8 (GMT +0): 

Italy: 7,375 and 366 deaths 

South Korea: 7,313 and 50 deaths 

Iran: 6,566 and 194 deaths 

France: 1,126 and 19 deaths 

Germany: 1,040 and 0 deaths 

I do have to say that Korea's tit-for-tat was expected. Still, Japan should have included other countries on that list (including suspension of visa-free travel for Italian citizens) to make it look less politically motivated to the South Korean government. I feel like the Moon regime wouldn't have reacted as such if the list included Italy and Iran. 

Objectively, most international health experts now agree that case fatality rate is probably less than 1% looking at South Korean and German numbers. It means that numbers in most other countries are vastly under-reported. You can't trust the CCP to report anything honestly, so I don't believe their numbers, but South Korea and Germany's testing abilities have been lauded (objectively) around the world. South Korea has actually tested the most people (1,100,000+ people tested in Korea and all tests are free for everyone, including foreigners). Let's all try to be objective observers of solid facts, instead of getting all riled up and overly emotional. Japan's response and testing has been criticized globally, not just by South Korea. 

Most people from the West, myself included, would be more wary of Japan since the testing has been kept to a minimum there (I HIGHLY doubt that Japan has tested 1,000,000 people). The same problem is happening in the U.S., the lack of test kits available/low testing numbers. While the U.S.'s lack is due to the Trump regime's slow preparation due to fears over reelection, Japan's is probably due to its hopes of hosting the 2020 Olympics.

It's all good, though. I feel like this COVID-19 is WAAAAY overblown. Actual case fatality rate looks to be between 0.1% and 0.7% for healthy adults and 0% fatality for children under 10. It seems about the same as, or even better than, a normal flu virus. The known flu strains kill young children, COVID-19 mainly kills sickly old people who've already lived out most of their long lives. shrug. Only the mindless sheeple are so easily duped into panicking.

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