Posted on 05/23/2020 3:58:31 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
That’s disappointing.
Now I wonder how much they distributed masks if at all.
At least they had a plan.
So how well are they tracking the disease over there? Do you know where it’s circulating?
What do you contribute Japan’s success to?
You literally MUST recycle these days . One can’t put cans and bottles in a bag with raw garbage . The bags are see thru and if the garbage man sees it mixed up they will not take it away . They put a note on it to obey the rules !
Still very little testing going on . I think deaths due to Wuhan virus might be underreported unlike the USA where if one dies in a car accident the death gets reported as due to the virus .
Tokyo and Osaka still in state of emergency but that will soon be lifted .
Re: success - it certainly has not been due to government actions . Masks are a common sight during the winter flu season, and in spring among people with hay fever. The custom of bowing rather than shaking hands or hugging, generally high standards of personal hygiene, and the removal of shoes when entering homes are some possible explanations for Japan’s low infection rate. Japan also has a very low obesity rate and expertise in treating pneumonia. Diet also plays a part in boosting the immune system .
In a word, DIET. Lots of fish and little of the garbage we eat.
But don’t the Chinese drink green tea?
“But don’t the Chinese drink green tea?”
There are other factors - I believe that the Chinese smoke more, and definitely more unfiltered cigarettes. Their cities are also a LOT more polluted than Japan’s are, and there are undoubtedly key differences in nutrition between the 2 countries. So, of course, more than just green tea is involved.
it’s not puzzling.
1. The Japanese are far slimmer than the USA or even Italy. Obesity rate for Japan is 4.3%. For the USA it is 36.2% and for Italy it is 20%
2. Correspondingly far, far lower rates of high blood pressure, of diabetes or cardiovascular issues
3. People exercise until their 90s
4. Obsessive hygiene
5. Masks are the norm if you have a cough
6. No touching, hugging, shaking hands.
7. Strong obedience to government rules and high trust in the government
Those are the reasons the rate is so low in Japan
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