Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier?

Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by tooltalk on Saturday March 21, 2020 @04:17PM (#22649660)

a few random points to consider:

- Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam all in much warmer climate.

- hot spots in Italy and Japan are likewise in the northern region: Lombardy in Italy and Hokkaido in Japan.

- wearing masks during a global pandemic isn't apparently as fashionable in Japan.

- many Japanese elderly, or over 30K per year, die unnoticed in solitude. so it might take a while to catch up.

But on the other hand:

- In South Korea, most infections trace to a middle-aged lady "Super Ajumma" who is also a member secretive cult. Without the cult, the total infected with the virus in SK would be comparable to that of other Asian neighbors. So outside China, the spread of the virus doesn't seem so bad in Asia overall.

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by rsynnott on Saturday March 21, 2020 @05:01PM (#22650062)

And even _in_ China, cases per capita are not that high (lower than most of Western Europe). In _Wuhan_ is another matter, of course.

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by _-david-_ on Sunday March 22, 2020 @01:26PM (#22656698)

Assuming China is not lying which is definitely up for debate.

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by Jommi on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:51PM (#22651650)

Could you link some sources to your claims?

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by SubiculumCode on Saturday March 21, 2020 @09:31PM (#22651872)

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3550308 For some informed ideas about temperatures/climate and coronaviruses

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by SubiculumCode on Saturday March 21, 2020 @09:35PM (#22651896)

Specifically, https://i.imgur.com/ekiFd9S.png You will see that the largest outbreaks occur at the same temperature gradients

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by bermanoid on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:59PM (#22652606)

So do most of the major cities in the world. That's a hell of a confounding variable.

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Re:Why is Japan still a coronavirus outlier? by SubiculumCode on Sunday March 22, 2020 @01:46PM (#22656864)

did you read the paper, or just comment of the cuff?

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