The obvious conclusion is that Japan just isn’t testing anyone. This turns out to be true – they were hoping that if they made themselves look virus-free, the world would still let them hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
I think this really needs to substantiated before claiming it is true (I realise this is a quote but still).
Personally I think people are looking at the wrong denominator for Japan—Japan’s tests / population is low but their tests / positive test is high (20:1 or so, S Korea is 30:1, Western nations are <10:1).
I think this really needs to substantiated before claiming it is true (I realise this is a quote but still).
Personally I think people are looking at the wrong denominator for Japan—Japan’s tests / population is low but their tests / positive test is high (20:1 or so, S Korea is 30:1, Western nations are <10:1).