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YoshidaYui

(43,349 posts) Fri Apr 23, 2021, 07:10 PM Apr 2021

BREAKING: Japan declares #Covid19 state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures.

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BREAKING: Japan declares #Covid19 state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures. (Original Post) YoshidaYui Apr 2021 OP

And they insist on olympics? SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1

Putting The U.S. Athletes In Difficult Position SoCalDavidS Apr 2021 #2

30% increase in both new cases and new deaths in past week. BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #3

you would think they would weissmam Apr 2021 #4

I know, I'm surprised, BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #5

SheltieLover

(64,103 posts)

1. And they insist on olympics?

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 07:28 PM

Apr 2021

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)

2. Putting The U.S. Athletes In Difficult Position

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 08:02 PM

Apr 2021

The U.S. Olympic committee is going to look like the bad guy if we refuse to send our athletes to compete, and they go ahead with the games.

Prudent thing would be to delay them, but you know.

$$$$$$$$$$$

That's probably the primary motivator. Human Life and the health of athletes from around the world is secondary.

BigmanPigman

(52,670 posts)

3. 30% increase in both new cases and new deaths in past week.

Reply to YoshidaYui (Original post)

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 08:21 PM

Apr 2021

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/weekly-trends/

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/

Their cases have continued to increase since March 1st.

How is their vaccine rollout going?

weissmam

(906 posts)

4. you would think they would

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:14 PM

Apr 2021

nail the vaccine rollout ,I mean the japan , come on

BigmanPigman

(52,670 posts)

5. I know, I'm surprised,

Reply to weissmam (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 24, 2021, 10:25 PM

Apr 2021

especially for a country so advanced and controlled. The other thing is that the residents in Japan are historically known for wearing masks so that can't be an attitude problem for them like it is with so many "western" countries.

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