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Since the virus really isn't anything to worry about and the deaths, as bad as they are, are well within keeping and less than certain other flu related deaths, car accidents and whatever...stop being delicate and go do whatever you want with common sense safety as you ordinarily would.What really angers me is that I wanted to cycle around Okinawa or shikoku or in fact even Yamaguchi but with the the virus and the dangers that come along with that specially at my age it's like I feel like we're living in an open prison
It's not that bad, it's all BS. Call me a tinfoil hat wearer, fine but it's ALL BS! There are people going about without masks, full families carrying on as usual...nobody's dead from the plague. Masks on, masks off...nobody's bothered and nobody's dying, specifically not more than "regular" flu. I feel Shinzo Abe has really been removed because he hasn't fully gone along with the BS of most other governments.I really thought it would get worse after golden week because of travellers but doesn't seem that bad.
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I'm in the same boat. Would have loved to spend this "free time" cycling Shikoku but I'm simply not going to take the risk of sitting for hours in a bus or train to get there.What really angers me is that I wanted to cycle around Okinawa or shikoku or in fact even Yamaguchi but with the the virus and the dangers that come along with that specially at my age it's like I feel like we're living in an open prison
Personally I think it is something to worry about. At least globally it is. Japan is still a question mark in my mind as to how they will fare.Since the virus really isn't anything to worry about and the deaths, as bad as they are, are well within keeping and less than certain other flu related deaths, car accidents and whatever...stop being delicate and go do whatever you want with common sense safety as you ordinarily would.
With the stigma of getting Covid I don't think you will really know how many people are getting sick since they won't advertise it.It's not that bad, it's all BS. Call me a tinfoil hat wearer, fine but it's ALL BS! There are people going about without masks, full families carrying on as usual...nobody's dead from the plague. Masks on, masks off...nobody's bothered and nobody's dying, specifically not more than "regular" flu. I feel Shinzo Abe has really been removed because he hasn't fully gone along with the BS of most other governments.
I don't believe it. That's the same argument about the equal amount of scientists arguing against climate change. We of course find out later that most of those scientists' work was funded by petroleum companies. Almost a million dead globally is not fiction. Personally I think it's prudent to be careful. I will continue wearing a seat belt when I drive and I will continue wearing masks and avoiding people until this disease is better understood. At this point I personally know 7 people who had it. My cousin nearly died, spending a week in intensive care. His family had minor symptoms. His mother-in-law sadly did not survive. My nephew also got it and had minor symptoms. But with all the long-hauler news coming out, we don't truly know if they are completely in the clear or not.Be sensible whatever the situation in any situation in life and don't let fear stop you from doing a thing especially when there's an equal amount of scientists (which have been silenced) saying the polar opposite about things and the proof of the pudding is in the eating...everyone's OK!
Whether the policy will cover foreign residents in Japan has yet to be officially determined, a ministry official said, while offering his personal opinion that it would be natural to include them for the sake of public health. The Japanese government is trying to secure enough vaccines by the first half of 2021 to administer to all members of the public, having earmarked a budget of 671.4 billion yen ($6.4 billion). It has agreed with British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. to receive 120 million doses of vaccine from each company when successfully developed, and is also negotiating with U.S. firm Moderna Inc. for 40 million doses or more.
Source: Tokyo reports 294 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 1,323The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Saturday reported 294 new cases of the coronavirus, up 52 from Friday. The number is the result of 6,621 tests conducted on Nov 4. The tally brought Tokyo's cumulative total to 32,429. By age group, the most number of cases were people in their 20s (81), followed by 55 in their 30s and 48 in their 40s. The number of infected people in Tokyo with severe symptoms is 36, one down from Friday, health officials said. Nationwide, the number of reported cases as of 6:30 p.m. was 1,323. After Tokyo, the prefectures with the most cases were Osaka (191), Hokkaido (187), Kanagawa (137), Aichi (113), Saitama (69), Chiba (61), Okinawa (32), Hyogo (31) and Kyoto (20). Five coronavirus-related deaths were reported.
Most other temperate northern hemisphere countries are experiencing a surge, and I don't think Japan will be an exception. I felt uneasy about the relentless promotion of Go To Travel by the media last month and think this could also be related to the rise in cases.While the numbers of new infections, severe cases, and deaths in Japan still don't compare to the surges in the US, Europe, and other places, Tokyo today saw the third consecutive day of over 200 cases:
Thursday, 5 Nov: 269
Friday, 6 Nov: 242
Saturday, 7 Nov: 294 (nationwide: 1,323)
Not good. Are we back into the surging number game?
Source: Tokyo reports 294 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 1,323
Tokyo reports 294 coronavirus cases, most since Aug. 20
The capital's cumulative tally of cases stood at 32,429, while the number of seriously ill patients was down by one at 36.www.japantimes.co.jp
Hokkaido reported 187 new cases today.
Hokkaido reports record 187 coronavirus cases
Experts have warned that the rising trend of infections in northern regions could be the result of people spending time in poorly ventilated rooms as temperatures drop.www.japantimes.co.jp
Yes that's very true. And that's what's happened in Okinawa.Most other temperate northern hemisphere countries are experiencing a surge, and I don't think Japan will be an exception. I felt uneasy about the relentless promotion of Go To Travel by the media last month and think this could also be related to the rise in cases.
Most other temperate northern hemisphere countries are experiencing a surge, and I don't think Japan will be an exception.
Infections caused by many respiratory viruses, including influenza and some coronaviruses, swell in winter and drop in summer. [..] But growing evidence suggests that a small seasonal effect will probably contribute to bigger outbreaks in winter, on the basis of what is known about how the virus spreads and how people behave in colder months. People will be interacting more often indoors in places with poor ventilation, which will increase the risk of transmission, says Mauricio Santillana, a mathematician at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, who models disease spread.
Laboratory experiments reveal that SARS-CoV-2 favours cold, dry conditions, particularly out of direct sunlight. For instance, artificial ultraviolet radiation can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 particles on surfaces1 and in aerosols2, especially in temperatures of around 40 °C. The infectious virus also degrades faster on surfaces in warmer and more humid environments3. In winter, people tend to heat their houses to around 20 °C, and the air is dry and not well ventilated, says Dylan Morris, a mathematical biologist at Princeton. "Indoor conditions in the winter are pretty favourable to viral stability."
Two doses, three weeks apart, are needed. The trials - in US, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Turkey - show 90% protection is achieved seven days after the second dose. Pfizer believes it will be able to supply 50 million doses by the end of this year, and around 1.3 billion by the end of 2021.
Of the 317 cases in Tokyo, 68 patients are in their 30s, followed by 61 in their 20s, 58 in their 40s and 43 in their 50s. Forty people aged 65 or older also tested positive.