New COVID-19 cases reported across Japan

Re:New COVID-19 cases reported across Japan by mikekchar on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @05:45PM (#22361227)

In Japan, it works a bit differently. People who have a cold go to the local clinic. If the clinic is worried, then they send the patient to the hospital. It's also pretty normal to go to the clinic even if your symptoms aren't severe -- just for a cold. I suspect the "stay at home for 4 days" is meant to stop people from congregating at the clinic.

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Re:New COVID-19 cases reported across Japan by malandrew on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @07:17PM (#22361852)

Ideally however you deliver a mask to them before they very outside their home so they don't infect taxi drivers, bus drivers, uber drivers and other passengers.

Only people driving to the clinic in their own car are less likely to infect their compatriots

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Re:New COVID-19 cases reported across Japan by pmoriarty on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @07:46PM (#22362013)

I strongly suspect those cheap little surgical masks most people wear are close to useless, as they are incredibly porous and allow completely unfiltered air to get in through the sides of the mask.

A P100 or at least an N95 respirator would be far more effective, but most people aren't going to wear those, unfortunately.

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Re:New COVID-19 cases reported across Japan by dobleboble on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @08:34AM (#22365263)

They're meant to prevent already sick people from spreading particulate when they cough or sneeze.

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