Will Japan become the next Wuhan? Why doesn't Japan take the epidemic seriously?

There are cases in many places in Japan where the infection path cannot be confirmed, which makes people a little bit unpredictable! So, is it possible that Japan will become the next Wuhan? Many netizens said that the Japanese government did not take the outbreak seriously and the measures taken were not decisive enough. That is because the policies of each country are different. We should not speculate too much. I hope that the epidemic in Japan will get better soon.

Will Japan become the next Wuhan?

The news just says "More and more people are wearing masks", which means it is not mandatory to wear masks.

I think the biggest potential risks for Japan right now are:

1. Japan had no experience in dealing with SARS and MERS viruses before, and there were fascinating operations at the beginning, which led to the public not knowing much about the coronavirus in the early stage. Many people who had mild symptoms thought it was a minor cold and tried to get away with it.

2. Even if the epidemic in Japan has attracted so-called attention, it is only the attention of some senior officials. Judging from the fact that people do not wear masks and activities with large crowds have not been cancelled, Japan's response measures are not strong.

3. After the marathon and the "naked festival" of 10,000 people, we are about to enter March. March belongs to Japan's cherry blossom festival, and it seems that there is no sign of cancellation at the moment.

It seems that if there are no more mandatory measures, Japan may be much worse off than Wuhan.

Why doesn't Japan take the epidemic seriously?

Inferring from the current results, the severity of the new pneumonia is actually not that high. The 2% mortality rate does not attract much attention from many people in Japan, especially compared with the huge economic losses it has brought.

There are three important reasons why China has adopted strict control measures. First, the extent of the harm caused by the virus is unclear. Although the current statistics show 2%, no one knew how many people would die at the time. If the mortality rate was 20% or 30%, society would be in chaos.

Second, the virus transmission mechanism was unclear, and the unknown transmission caused panic. Now that we can basically determine the transmission channels, we can also carry out targeted prevention and control.

The third and most important thing is the lack of treatment. After a month, the overall treatment plan has been developed, whether it is traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine. Of course, what is most lacking now is special medicine and vaccines, but the success rate of treatment has been significantly improved compared to the beginning. The unknown is always the most frightening, but if we already know it, we can make a trade-off, whether to accept the spread of the virus or accept the economic losses (for Japan, there is also an Olympic Games involved). Undoubtedly, the Japanese government has made a choice, and we can only hope that the virus will not hit them in the face.

Will the epidemic lead to a global outbreak?

It is unlikely. The key to this virus is the initial response, mainly whether the isolation is in place, and whether a large number of virus carriers are allowed to run around. Japan, South Korea and other countries should have basically done this now! In this way, the number of people infected with the entire virus is known. Unlike Wuhan, we didn't know how many people were infected in the early stage, and we didn't immediately sound the first-level response. Later, the number of people could no longer be isolated, and the only solution was to close the city. There may be special cases like Japan and South Korea abroad, such as the Diamond Princess and the Daegu Church. Generally speaking, as long as it is not completely ignored, it is difficult for the entire country to have an outbreak.

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