[AmericanInTokyo]

Hokkaido (major northern island) here in Japan had to that. Because they got excited about infections dramatically down to 1 or 2 a day, so they let their guard down and opened too quickly and too intensely. Followed by a massive spike up of C-19/hospitalizations so shocking they’ve now gone back into shutdown mode a second time—even worse than the first wave. This damn virus doesn’t care what we do or what politics we are it has a mind of its own. I think they just finally decided to deal with it on its OWN terms, and are being more careful and gradual this time. GREAT video report here from Australia: https://youtu.be/OMf_qLRjR1I

[IrishBrigade]

‘This damn virus doesn’t care what we do or what politics we are it has a mind of its own.’

no virus, neither this one nor any that has ever existed or will exist, has the ability to ‘care’, and certainly has no ‘mind of its own’...this is the kind of nonsensical rhetoric that has led to this ridiculous shutdown...