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Hindsight2020's avatar

Good write up. I had no idea Japan was like North Korea for tourists. Bunch of hypnotized zombies over there that don’t think for themselves or do their own research apparently..

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HiggsBosonSlut's avatar

It's not a holiday if I have to be in a masked state of anxiety-- shades of North Korea, indeed. For business, it'd be Zoom calls rather than all that b.s. I'll again ask, if you're masked, why do you still worry about me? What are the state of "cases": symptomatic, asymptomatic, hospitalized, intubated? These are not all the same. Still using the inaccurate PCR tests?

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Guy Gin's avatar

Tokyo offers the most complete data, so I’ll use it for reference. The tests are 60/40 PRC/antigen. There are only about 25 severe cases in the whole 14-million-person city. In the last week, about 10% of positive cases were asymptomatic. In other words, there are lots of people with colds. https://stopcovid19.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/monitoring

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NJ Election Advisor's avatar

Yes - same misleading and inappropriate tests being used in Japan

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PJ's avatar

excellent write up. thank you.

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NJ Election Advisor's avatar

PCR test not needed.

Can be saliva, nasal swab, nasopharyngeal, PCR

Your pick

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Henry's avatar

Japan banzai

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kapock's avatar

Looks like a job for some Black Ships.

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