無視の涙 ”The Japanese authorities understood covid-19 better than most”

3C epiphany – The Japanese authorities understood covid-19 better than most https://t.co/cGtVycyMUg

— tomojiro (@tomojiro) December 25, 2020

As early as March, Japanese officials began warning citizens to avoid the san-mitsu or “3cs”: closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings. The phrase was blasted across traditional and social media. Surveys conducted in the spring found that a big majority were avoiding 3c settings. The publishing house Jiyukokuminsha recently declared it “buzzword of the year” for 2020.

 

During the first ten weeks of flu season this autumn, Japan saw just 148 cases of common influenza, or less than 1% of the five-year average for the same period (17,000）

NYTがもっと早くに三密について報道していれば救われた命ももっと多かっただろう。 

NYTがちゃんと米軍慰安婦について報道していれば救われる女性ももっと多いだろう。

無視に涙する人たちも多いーーー深刻だな。