China Corona Virus Outbreak

**Monseratto** · February 9th, 2022 10:05 PM

No more quarantine...

Covid isolation law could be scrapped in England this month - BBC News

**Lew_Alcindor** · February 10th, 2022 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Monseratto

No more quarantine...

Covid isolation law could be scrapped in England this month - BBC News

Kaya naman gusto ko lagi abangan ang UK . . .sila lagi una sa surge ...so kung wala na sila surge after this, could be a good sign for the whole world

**Lew_Alcindor** · February 10th, 2022 10:02 AM

I just finished my 1st semester as a doctoral student "in Japan". In quotation marks because I am in the Philippines the whole time.

A month ago, a Chinese classmate who I believe is in CHina had "Acute Upper Respiratory" illness (ndi pa tinwag ng covid eh) and requested for her presentation to be postponed.
Elderly Japanese adviser has covid when that presentation pushed through two weeks ago. He just wore mask and told us he is at home because of the virus.

I cant go in Japan due to entry ban and I wont let him come here because I dont to be the cause of death of an elderly Japanese professor.

**Yatta** · February 10th, 2022 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Lew_Alcindor

I just finished my 1st semester as a doctoral student "in Japan". In quotation marks because I am in the Philippines the whole time.

A month ago, a Chinese classmate who I believe is in CHina had "Acute Upper Respiratory" illness (ndi pa tinwag ng covid eh) and requested for her presentation to be postponed.
Elderly Japanese adviser has covid when that presentation pushed through two weeks ago. He just wore mask and told us he is at home because of the virus.

I cant go in Japan due to entry ban and I wont let him come here because I dont to be the cause of death of an elderly Japanese professor.

Congrats on being a D1. I got a D1 too who was supposed to leave last Spetember, then postponed to October, until he's still here due to COVID. Luckily hakase courses don't have much in terms of actual course work. Just research, publish and then final defense of said research.

**uls** · February 10th, 2022 11:14 AM

pero masyado cautious pa ang WHO

they won't declare the end of the pandemic anytime soon

**Lew_Alcindor** · February 10th, 2022 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Yatta

Congrats on being a D1. I got a D1 too who was supposed to leave last Spetember, then postponed to October, until he's still here due to COVID. Luckily hakase courses don't have much in terms of actual course work. Just research, publish and then final defense of said research.

PhD by research ako so wala naman talaga ako coursework.

But most PhD courses in Japan naman ay ganun. Nung masters student ako, ang PhD students sa amin ay required lang to take 1 course for the duration o their study. Sa Pinas ang hilig magpakuha ng sandamakmak ng courses sa Phd level.

My program only requires me to go to Japan only once a year. May pamilya na ako so ayoko mawala ng matagal - Same reason I went back home after masters - mabilis lumaki ang mga bata eh ayaw naman tumira ng misis ko dun. Gusto lang pumunta as tourist hahaha

Back to Covid - mask is a norm in Japan kaso hindi din ganun ka restricted ang mga tao in terms of mobility kaya nagkaka surge pa din. May kaibigan ako dun and nag dine in sila, karaoke without a mask.

**Yatta** · February 10th, 2022 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Lew_Alcindor

PhD by research ako so wala naman talaga ako coursework.

But most PhD courses in Japan naman ay ganun. Nung masters student ako, ang PhD students sa amin ay required lang to take 1 course for the duration o their study. Sa Pinas ang hilig magpakuha ng sandamakmak ng courses sa Phd level.

My program only requires me to go to Japan only once a year. May pamilya na ako so ayoko mawala ng matagal - Same reason I went back home after masters - mabilis lumaki ang mga bata eh ayaw naman tumira ng misis ko dun. Gusto lang pumunta as tourist hahaha

Back to Covid - mask is a norm in Japan kaso hindi din ganun ka restricted ang mga tao in terms of mobility kaya nagkaka surge pa din. May kaibigan ako dun and nag dine in sila, karaoke without a mask.

Not sure now how Japan handles visitors, but during an alumni meeting, from some who managed to leave in October, the process is an RT-PCR result valid for 72hours before they let you board the plane. Thne a rapid-test whne you arrive at immigration, wait 2-4 hours and then regardless of result, another RT-PCR. If negative on rapid-test, they send you to a quarantine hotel while you wait for the RT-PCR result. In the hotel you stay for 15 days (5 days is paid by MEXT, the rest is on you). If positive on rapid or RT-PCR), presumably they send you to a hospital, so far no one has reported being positive. After 15 days, only then can you continue on to your university.

**shadow** · February 10th, 2022 12:36 PM

Everyone is just waiting for America to remove all covid mandates and declare this as endemic. Susunod na lahat.

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**kagalingan** · February 10th, 2022 12:46 PM

eh bakit nyo pa kasi inaantay eh ako naunahan ko nga cdc na importante ventillation. Inabot mga kumag isang taon eh that is basic CIVILIZATIONAL WISDOM

Ang hiLig nyo kasi nagpapaniwaLa sa mga supot kaya kasupotan din ang Labas.

perceive, think, act.

**_Cathy_** · February 10th, 2022 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

Everyone is just waiting for America to remove all covid mandates and declare this as endemic. Susunod na lahat.

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Sobrang laking ginhawa sakin when I was in the US. Normal na normal ang buhay unlike here sa Manila

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**uls** · February 10th, 2022 12:52 PM

left leaning media org CNN

the science has changed?

more like the polls have changed

Biden is so unpopular they need to dial back restrictions and mandates

even liberals are tired of Biden's pandemic response

**uls** · February 10th, 2022 01:13 PM

the ending of mask mandate and vaccine mandate won't be coz of science

it's political

it's too unpopular

**kagalingan** · February 10th, 2022 01:14 PM

yan ang sinasabi ko sa pinas pag hindi ka nag-aaraL ng tama at pangangwarta ang focus eh bagsak mo sunod-sunuran.

dapat ang medicaL community na nag-araL ng 10years mas robust DAPAT ang heaLth kaso siLa pa mahiLig magtago, facemask, siLa mabiLis matigok. Eh puro inom gamot ang focus eh.

araLin nyo mga kinakain nyo so find your heaLth. What makes you strong what makes you weak.

LateLy waLa ako napanuod interview ni forever Lockdown mukhang nagaabang ng bagong variant.

**uls** · February 10th, 2022 01:22 PM

haha iniinterview lang si leachon pag tumataas ang cases

wala siya silbi ngayon

**Yatta** · February 10th, 2022 02:10 PM

**ray_noel** · February 10th, 2022 02:25 PM

After 5years below na covid19 vaccine, Darating na din siguro ang time na kahit hindi pa pina panganak ang baby, required na ng pfizer ang covid19 vaccine while inside mother’s tummy…

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**kagalingan** · February 10th, 2022 02:40 PM

kahapon nagopen ako passbook, yung teLLer grabe makaspray rubbing aLcohoL sa teLepono tapos pinunasan. Pwede namam direcho na sa buLak/ tissue yung idikit taLaga pag spray para waLang wastage tapos doon magrub.. Ang daming pag-aaksaya hindi pinagiisipan kiLos. Just going through the motions. Eh siLa-siLa Lang din namam gumagamit teLepono.

Buti dito sa tsikot, si ka-noeL natauhan na. Mas madaLi makita katotohanan pag singLe ka.

Paano kung parents, kapatid mo nasa medicaL community,? paano kung napangasawa mo doctor? Ang hirap situation mga yan. HengdefezshieLd for the win