(I'm watching Funassyi live, waving around two floppy burdock roots. Funassyi keeps me sane.) youtube.com/watch?v=WmRDXJ…
(I'm watching Funassyi live, waving around two floppy burdock roots. Funassyi keeps me sane.)
youtube.com/watch?v=WmRDXJ…
いま、東京の病院は必死に耐えています。 病床や病棟をコロナにあて、他の診療も圧迫されています。あと２週間も耐えられるかわかりません。 みんなで今すぐ、心を一つに人との接触を8割減らせば、多くの死者が出ずに流行が収束します。 今こそ連帯し医療を支え、命を救いましょう #２週間待てない
いま、東京の病院は必死に耐えています。
病床や病棟をコロナにあて、他の診療も圧迫されています。あと２週間も耐えられるかわかりません。
みんなで今すぐ、心を一つに人との接触を8割減らせば、多くの死者が出ずに流行が収束します。
今こそ連帯し医療を支え、命を救いましょう #２週間待てない
Serious blood shortage due to the cancellation of so many blood donation events. Hospitals urging ppl to come out to donate if they can (watch for local events) www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
Serious blood shortage due to the cancellation of so many blood donation events. Hospitals urging ppl to come out to donate if they can (watch for local events)
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
Household and personal care product manufacturer Kao has increased their production of disinfecting solution by 20 x, (not 20%, 20 x), converting 4 factories that are usually used for other products www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
Household and personal care product manufacturer Kao has increased their production of disinfecting solution by 20 x, (not 20%, 20 x), converting 4 factories that are usually used for other products
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2020…
I love this thread. I love this kind of deep digging into how urban-internet legends form. twitter.com/RLindnerLolong…
I love this thread. I love this kind of deep digging into how urban-internet legends form. twitter.com/RLindnerLolong…
Hmm, maybe 1x a week grocery shopping, rely on deliveries or something
Hmm, maybe 1x a week grocery shopping, rely on deliveries or something
You can check the current exponential growth rate/projected numbers of many countries here: renkulab.shinyapps.io/COVID-19-Epide… (Japan is not there as of now; however the growth rate in Tokyo is faster than the rest of the country)
You can check the current exponential growth rate/projected numbers of many countries here:
renkulab.shinyapps.io/COVID-19-Epide…
(Japan is not there as of now; however the growth rate in Tokyo is faster than the rest of the country)
Family gatherings are totally out. (In many European countries they're banned - e.g. in Switzerland a gathering of 5 or more ppl, public or private, incurs a fine.)
Family gatherings are totally out. (In many European countries they're banned - e.g. in Switzerland a gathering of 5 or more ppl, public or private, incurs a fine.)
(It's interesting to compare the COVID-19 numbers in Singapore to the numbers in Tokyo. Singapore population: 5.6 mil Tokyo inner wards pop: 9.2 mil Tokyo "prefecture": 13.1 mil Greater Tokyo region (incl. Saitama, Kanagawa, Chiba): 38 mil )
(It's interesting to compare the COVID-19 numbers in Singapore to the numbers in Tokyo.
Singapore population: 5.6 mil
Tokyo inner wards pop: 9.2 mil
Tokyo "prefecture": 13.1 mil
Greater Tokyo region (incl. Saitama, Kanagawa, Chiba): 38 mil )
Yes, restaurants, pubs, bars, clubs, etc. all fit the bill of 'closed in spaces with poor ventilation'. And in your own home you're encouraged to ventilate/open windows frequently. twitter.com/MarcYanofsky/s…
Yes, restaurants, pubs, bars, clubs, etc. all fit the bill of 'closed in spaces with poor ventilation'. And in your own home you're encouraged to ventilate/open windows frequently. twitter.com/MarcYanofsky/s…
New positives today in Tokyo are 180+ (I guess they will announce the exact number later - it's usually at 18:45) twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…
New positives today in Tokyo are 180+ (I guess they will announce the exact number later - it's usually at 18:45) twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…
The opinion even of medical experts seems to be that there is less risk of catching the virus on trains compared to other crowded situations because of less spraying (ie no one talks on a train typically) twitter.com/davidroyintoky…
The opinion even of medical experts seems to be that there is less risk of catching the virus on trains compared to other crowded situations because of less spraying (ie no one talks on a train typically) twitter.com/davidroyintoky…
(I have seen some overseas media saying the emergency declaration doesn't emphasize the "3 Cs" ; at this stage they are taken as a given. Remember this is Japan's second wave.)
(I have seen some overseas media saying the emergency declaration doesn't emphasize the "3 Cs" ; at this stage they are taken as a given. Remember this is Japan's second wave.)
Anyway. What experts like Dr. Nishiura are urging ppl to do now: - Decrease social contacts to 80% of normal - Avoid the three close contact situations: closed in places w/poor ventilation; large dense crowds; situations w/singing,shouting,talking
Anyway. What experts like Dr. Nishiura are urging ppl to do now:
- Decrease social contacts to 80% of normal
- Avoid the three close contact situations: closed in places w/poor ventilation; large dense crowds; situations w/singing,shouting,talking
Governor Kimura of Aichi prefecture has declared a prefectural state of emergency until May 6, and urged the central gov't to add Aichi to the list of prefectures specified under the national emergency declaration twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…
Governor Kimura of Aichi prefecture has declared a prefectural state of emergency until May 6, and urged the central gov't to add Aichi to the list of prefectures specified under the national emergency declaration twitter.com/nhk_news/statu…
In the police kendo situation, 22 officers have tested positive so far, and 229 officers have been told to self-quarantine. fnn.jp/articles/-/302…
In the police kendo situation, 22 officers have tested positive so far, and 229 officers have been told to self-quarantine.
fnn.jp/articles/-/302…
OTOH, there is a cluster situation at a Nagoya police dept. kendo club (police officers often practice kendo for training) because of a lot of shouting -> spraying tokai-tv.com/tokainews/arti…
OTOH, there is a cluster situation at a Nagoya police dept. kendo club (police officers often practice kendo for training) because of a lot of shouting -> spraying
tokai-tv.com/tokainews/arti…
(It ends up being very reminiscent of wartime, even while current laws prevent a full on lockdown.)
(It ends up being very reminiscent of wartime, even while current laws prevent a full on lockdown.)
I can't find an outright denial of the 2 weeks delay, but I do see that the 7 prefectures are trying to get the gov't to clearly state when and how much and to who the compensation goes. -> chunichi.co.jp/article/front/…
I can't find an outright denial of the 2 weeks delay, but I do see that the 7 prefectures are trying to get the gov't to clearly state when and how much and to who the compensation goes. ->
chunichi.co.jp/article/front/…
どれだけ一般の人に負担を加えればいいと思っているんだろう。
どれだけ一般の人に負担を加えればいいと思っているんだろう。