14. My Opinion: Latest news and current affairs in Japan and around the world by Peter Yonenaga

As for the progression of the disease, there are many unclear points. It's been about 2 months since Wuhan's lock down.

Medical doctors in the world has reported various things. I think it was about 14 days after the lockdown. It's almost exactly what we're hearing now: first, the disease is mild for a week after it begins.

There is a difference between being cured or in critical condition in the second week. It gets worse in the second week, and those with strong immunity can be cured there.

On the other hand, people with weak immunity or with various complications are going to be in critical condition.

That's why it gets serious and worse. During this severe condition, they need to inhale oxygen because it's a lung disease. They should take oxygen and try not to make their condition worse.

28 days is the crossroad between life and death, and the immune system will stop working. It’s said that multiple organ failure will occur.

Then doctors can do nothing and the seriously ill die. On the other hand, if a patient stays immune, there is a road to recovery.

But it is very dangerous if you don't receive a coping therapy after the second week.

For example, they say that it is difficult if it is not treated properly with coping therapy because the lungs are already painful, the kidneys are damaged, or the heart is weak.

So, "Please come to the hospital if you get serious". That's what Wuhan and other doctors said. So, to tell you the truth, you should go to the hospital even if you are in a mild condition.

If you think it is a virus, you should be monitored and managed properly. Therefore, it is better to control it from a mild condition.

But in short, since this is a coping therapy, it takes a lot of time and effort. For that reason, the medical care in Wuhan has been completely exhausted since the first 14 days.

It's not the 14 days, but a few days after it's locked down, the medical treatment has been flooded.

Even if people go to the hospital in the morning, they don't know whether or not they can get treatment on that day.

It was only a few days after the lock down that they didn't know if they would be treated.

What happened after that was that they were told not to go out by region, and in Wuhan today, they are only allowed to go to the hospitals in their area.

That's why there are many people who are not treated. So, to be honest, the persons who got it earlier were better. They got treated.

On the other hand, those who got it later can't get treatment at all. This part is very difficult. Because it is a virus, there are two ways to cure or exterminate it.