(1) What can we learn from the Japanese Model? 
(2) Japan did not order a lockdown. Instead they wore high quality surgical masks (ASTM-F2100 prefered), and THEY COMPLIED.
China and Hong Kong also complied.
China and Hong Kong also complied.
(3) On a per capita basis, the difference between the United States' outcome and Japan's couldn't be more stark.
I had to plot it with semilog axes just to get both curves on the same graph!
This is possible, if we act together, and COMPLY.
I had to plot it with semilog axes just to get both curves on the same graph!
This is possible, if we act together, and COMPLY.
(4) They also wear the masks "properly", covering their noses and mouths and not pulling down the mask to speak to each other, which is the most likely time of virus spread.
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(5) They also don't wear the same mask day after day, paying lip service to its purpose.
(6) The @LosAlamosNatLab thinks the S #D614G mutation may have made the #COVID19 strain that hit W Europe and the US Northeast more dangerous, but Japan's results are compelling.
We need to (1) determine what masks are needed, (2) make them broadly available and (3) comply.
We need to (1) determine what masks are needed, (2) make them broadly available and (3) comply.
(8) PS: @realDonaldTrump, Please take a look at the Japanese model and learn a lesson in leadership from President Shinzo Abe.
This could be your silver bullet, if we (1) choose the right masks, (2) make them broadly available and (3) comply.
This could be your silver bullet, if we (1) choose the right masks, (2) make them broadly available and (3) comply.
(9) The @youyanggu SEIR/SEIS model estimates that Japan is maintaining an R-value of 0.84 with densely populated metropolitan areas without closing businesses.
(10) A list was created during a brainstorming session, which identified possible reasons for Japan's success.
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