3. My Opinion: Latest news and current affairs in Japan and around the world by Peter Yonenaga

Italy, South Korea, and Iran are the second most after China. Well, most of the infected passengers are on board the Diamond Princess and Hokkaido, and except for that, the number of infected people in Japan.

That's the situation, but Japanese governmnet didn't do epidemiological research anyway. The government thought, "Taishitakotowanai(大したことはない)".

It's not just flu. Unlike normal flu, it sometimes causes pneumonia and sometimes infected people suddenly die.

Also, when you get pneumonia, it causes diseases in other organs and your immune system is weakened, so you may die of an “impossible” disease in no time.

You shouldn't take it so lightly. If you think that it's just influenza, it's a terrible story. This is a dangerous virus. That's why people fall down and die in China.

That's why the Japanese government underestimated this. They wanted to do the Olympics. Farmer PM Yoshiro Mori said, "The Olympics are on schedule".

Also, Marathon race, Baseball game, Soccer game and Sumo will be held. It's not the participants' responsibility.

The infection spreads again when the participants go home. The infection spreads from the trains on the way back. It becomes an explosive infection.

Frankly speaking, it's best not to go to the office and school until 15th March at least. It is to stay at home for a while.

People in East Japan didn't go out when the atomic bomb was blown away at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake(311) about 9 years ago.

I believe that's the best. There is no other effective way. It’s best to stay at home until the rampage subsides.

Seriously, that's the best way. If you survive, there is a way to manage the company. But if they go around and die like crazy, it won't pay off.

The normalcy bias is the most dangerous thing. The most dangerous thing is to chant like a monk "Taishitakotowanai(大したことはない)" The spell "No big deal." doesn't help. "It's no big deal." is not the mantra of Buddha.

It's no use saying that. Also, even if you say "Taihenda!(大変だ!)" no one will help you. More than that, you should think and act by yourself.