Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus not contained

Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by csomar on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:24AM (#22422081)

That's an interesting observation since when I were in Tokyo at peace time, many people did wear masks. It's also important to remember that basic sanitary and hygiene are also important which I'd like to believe that the Japanese are better than probably the rest of the world.

The difference is that maybe South Korea is in "panic mode" and Japan is yet to get there. They are less than half of Japan population and had 10 times more new cases in the last 24 hours.

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by PinkMilkshake on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:38PM (#22430506)

> basic sanitary and hygiene are also important which I'd like to believe that the Japanese are better than probably the rest of the world

When I traveled through Japan their hygiene culture came across as theatre more than anything. It's more of a social performance than a practical reality. I think 'very tidy' better describes Japan (if you ignore the beaches).

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Re:Tokyo Olympics “looking at a cancellation” if coronavirus... by yyhhsj0521 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @01:55PM (#22425978)

They also tested a lot more.

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