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That was just for one month though. 1500 last october vs 2100 this October. 2100 is a 40% increase over 1500. That's a pretty drastic change especially when the
by anfilt 6y ago
That was just for one month though. 1500 last october vs 2100 this October. 2100 is a 40% increase over 1500. That's a pretty drastic change especially when the trend was downward.
- fxtentacle 6y agoIf you focus on the absolute rate, going from 0.002% to 0.005% in a year is bad, but you still have a lot of runway before it becomes the worse choice. I mean of course the lockdown is bad for mental health. But the article (in my opinion) presents is as if Japan made a bad decision. But based on the numbers that are available, their decision was better than the alternative.
- Kiro 6y agoJapan never had any lockdown so not sure what alternative you're talking about. There's no decision causing this. Sounds like you defensively interpreted this as an argument against lockdowns and started downplaying the numbers for no reason at all.
- fxtentacle 6y agoThey called it "state of emergency" and "government advice to avoid the 3 Cs". It's not a full lockdown, but it clearly modified people's behavior in a way that reduced covid spread while increasing loneliness.