Originally Posted by hailstorm

And yet 53 deaths reported yesterday alone, which is really out of whack compared with such a small level of "serious cases" in the past.

There must be a lot of people dying without ever reaching the "serious" state, possibly because they are dying at home without being able to get care.

And indeed, delayed ambulance response and delayed hospitalization is at an all time high.

If we're really going to just "let it rip" then the government needs to hurry up and declassify COVID as a special condition by law. Because even though governors and the prime minister can ignore the law with impunity, the average Tanaka working in the hospitals and ward offices cannot.