Covid-19 Special - Professor Kentaro Iwata

Professor Kentaro Iwata is a medical doctor, professor, and infectious disease expert at Kobe University.

We talk about:

• Importance of aggressive measures BEFORE explosion of cases
• COVID-19’s clever tactics compared to previous viral outbreaks
• Positive antibody testing does not necessarily mean immunity
• We must look to Italy in next few weeks and months for most important data on C19 progression
• Massive adverse effects of lockdown, a necessary evil
• Only way to avert calamity in Tokyo is lockdown
• Japan’s death rate, tactics, and masks
• Sweden’s tactics and comparing countries with each other
• The outcome of tactics depends on adherence and cultural differences
• Knowing when your tactics are working or not - 10 day lag time
• The importance of clarity from leaders
• Can we compare the Diamond Princess to wider society?
• We don’t know denominator in wider society yet, or even between countries
• The difficulty in assigning death to C19
• How to decide when to relax lockdown
• Potential for antibody testing
• Can we stop this kind of thing happening again?
• What is the real source of C19?

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