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Yesmar_ posted...

I'm kind of curious as to how Japan is doing so (relatively) well. They had a lockdown in the spring like most everywhere else, but it doesn't seem to have been any more strict or to have lasted longer than other countries. Their government response has, by all accounts, been fairly lackadaisical and haphazard at times, and their testing rate/capacity is far lower than it should be, yet they have one of the lowest fatality rates amongst industrialized nations. Being an island nation helps, I'm sure, and for all I know they're a week or two from things blowing up, but it's an interesting case.

It really does show the importance of mask wearing, which is the one thing they share in common with the other East Asian countries that have done a great job of handling the virus. I guess I answered my own question, but an important reminder of how important mask wearing is.

We never had a lockdown, just the government saying "uh stay home if you can plz". Now they are heavily promoting domestic travel. Masks and social distancing are natural things here, but the whole staying home thing hasn't really been happening as far as I can tell

The response was also pretty quick, as there were only a few cases when they implemented travel restrictions and quarantines for arrivals. Until like this month non-citizen residents who were overseas weren't even allowed back in

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