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Japan & COVID-19
Many people thought Japan would be among the hardest hit nations by COVID-19, however, earlier this week they declared an end to their state of emergency. Even though Japan has a large elderly population, most people did not get sick. Moreover, they did not enforce a widespread shutdown, tested only 0.2% of its population and did not use surveillance technology.
So how did Japan succeed while not following the official playbook?
Article Discussed
https://time.com/5842139/japan-beat-coronavirus-testing-lockdowns/
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Episode #147
Japan & COVID-19
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