It can also be seen from the above table that from July to August this year, even if people under 60 years old were infected with new crown , the fatality rate was 0%, which was much lower than the 0.01% fatality rate of influenza.
However, Professor Tsukamoto Yoshiko of Hokkaido Medical University said that the two cannot be simply compared. The reasons are: ① We don’t know the number of people infected with seasonal influenza; ② The number of people who died about 10 days after the onset of COVID-19 is calculated, while the number of people who died from influenza within 28 days cannot be simply compared.
For example, taking Hokkaido as an example, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in 2020 was 453, in 2021 it was 1,022, and in 2022 it was 2,387. The number of dead this year is about five times that of the previous year.
Professor Tsukamoto Yoshiko also said that the number of newly confirmed infections in Japan every day is currently in 6 digits, so masks should not be taken off when going out.
In this regard, some Japanese netizens said that their personal feeling is that the current COVID-19 is like the flu. If you look at the World Cup auditorium, you can hardly see anyone wearing a mask. Of course, the number of daily infections in Japan remains high. Wearing masks when the elderly go out can still reduce the risk of infection.
