"... with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations.... experts praise the role of Japan’s contact tracers, which sw

"... with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations.... experts praise the role of Japan’s contact tracers, which swung into action after the first infections were found in January. The fast response was enabled by one of Japan’s inbuilt advantages -- its public health centers, which in 2018 employed more than half of 50,000 public health nurses who are experienced in infection tracing.... 'It’s very analog -- it’s not an app-based system like Singapore...' " Experienced people - not tech - working for a public health program. Prepared for a blitz of 'news' about how this was a failure?