Fighting against COVID-19 infection
The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19 (Part 7)
May 27, 2020
Critical times call for bold action: The medical community needs major financial support
…1.?PCR testing: An exit strategy for a wide-scale, protracted slowdown in social and economic activity
2.The outlook for an expanded PCR-testing framework: Current conditions and two challenges to navigate
3.Critical times call for bold action: The medical community needs major financial support
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The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19 (Part 6)
May 20, 2020
Is Japan’s fatality count really a “miracle?”
…1.The myth of the “Japanese miracle”
2.Why Japan has a lower death count than the West
3.Preparing for a long, drawn-out battle
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The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19 (Part 5)
April 22, 2020
Universities need to lead the way in bolstering Japan’s substandard PCR-testing framework
…1.A monopoly on PCR tests
2.Why PCR test numbers drop on Sundays
3.Universities, answer the call: Save Japan’s public-health organizations
4.Acknowledgements
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The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19 (Part 4)
April 18, 2020
Counting the undercounted: Just how many COVID-19 cases have gone overlooked?
…1.Overlooked patients: A consequence of a PCR-testing framework on par with the developing world
2.Japan plays Russian roulette
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The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19 (Part 3)
April 15, 2020
Japan’s PCR test count parallels levels in developing countries
…1.Japan’s woefully inadequate framework for PCR testing: A national embarrassment
2.Japan’s PCR test count: Scuffling on par with the developing world
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The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19 (Part 2)
April 3, 2020
Two new challenges: An eight-month-old infant with COVID-19 and a 47-person staff reduction
…1.A PCR test for an eight-month-old infant comes back positive for COVID-19
2.What enabled the University of Yamanashi Hospital to make the diagnosis
3.Concerns about close contact shrink the hospital workforce by 47
4.Future outlook and acknowledgements
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The University of Yamanashi battles COVID-19
March 12, 2020
How quick-acting risk response in late January paved the way for a diagnosis of meningitis associated with SARS-CoV-2
…1.How the University of Yamanashi discovered the first case of meningitis/encephalitis associated with SARS-CoV-2 in Japan
2.The University of Yamanashi Hospital’s COVID-19 response
3.Current issues and future outlook
4.Acknowledgements?
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