Number of #coronavirus infections in Japan keeps rising. And there's nothing that makes you think the tide's turning. So expect more to come.

Nikkei has a story that says that despite the surge, little change in people's behavior.

Amount of pedestrian traffic in Shinjuku, Tokyo's biggest downtown, dropped only 2.4% between Dec 7-10 and Nov. 16-19, according to NTT Docomo mobile tracking data.

For five major downtowns (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo), traffic down 8.6%. http://s.nikkei.com/3gImu5x 

This is consistent with my own observations. Restaurants, pubs & bars still quite crowded yesterday.

Are they using partitions? Do they keep doors open, limit number of customers, space out tables? Not in my neighborhood at least, where there're a lot of small bars and pubs.

- In Sapporo, majority of bars refuse to follow the city's request to close at 10 p.m.
http://s.nikkei.com/2Ki2WZP 
- 161 infections in Tokyo fish market of Toyosu. Loud shouting without masks during auctions. Tokyo refuses to call this a cluster. http://bit.ly/37Twx3H 

On Friday, 595 cases reported in Tokyo
- 1/4 of infections happened at home
- people at 65 or older numbered 107, a new high.

Nationwide, the number of seriously ill hit a record 555 on Tuesday and stood at 554 on Thursday.

For most people, esp. those in 20s, 30s & 40s, #coronavirus is not their problem. They don't look after patients.

But doctors & nurses face a greater risk of getting the virus & becoming seriously ill, as more patients come infected.