Deep Dive from The Japan Times

108: What explains Japan's low COVID-19 case count? And can we expect another wave? w/Gearoid Reidy


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Gearoid Reidy, senior editor at Bloomberg Japan, joins to discuss Japan's low COVID-19 case count, and if the country can expect another wave.

Read more: 
  • Japan’s COVID-19 deaths lowest in 16 months as cases plummet
  • First case of Japanese national infected with omicron variant confirmed
  • What's behind the rapid disappearance of the delta variant in Japan? It could be self-extinction. 
  • Japan boosts medical system to admit 37,000 COVID patients
  • South Korea's new COVID-19 cases top 7,000 for first time
  • Japan's COVID-19 booster shot drive kicks off with health care workers
  • Poll finds 89% in Japan back Kishida’s ban on new foreign arrivals 
  • Japan Times Covid Tracker

  • On this episode:
    Gearoid Reidy: Articles | Twitter
    Oscar Boyd: Twitter | Articles | Instagram

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    Photo: Though cases are low and almost all emergency measures have been lifted in Japan, the public is still taking a cautious approach to the pandemic, and mask wearing is ubiquitous. | REUTERS


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