so here we are

I am back again at home with another video

I just put Wolfy to sleep

He should be sleeping for a few moments

While I can give you guys an update

of kind of what's happened since the last week

I don't know what it is

I feel like the Youtube Gods are playing with me right now

But you know what can you do

As many of you know from last week Wolfy got sick

Luckily he did recover after that

His fever went down and he was able to go back to Nursery

But here's a twist

Just after that we were notified by school

that someone at his nursery got COVID

and anyone in close contact

or in the same room with that person needs to quarantine

And that's why we are here today !

We are quarantining with Wolfy

Again

Obviously, because of the quarantine rules

he can't be around babysitters

and we have no family around that can help

So Maiko and I have to take care of our son

during this forced quarantine

and shut down our production

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sorry it's kind of getting hot in here

This week's upload schedule has changed

I won't be able to upload one of my

larger collaboration videos because

I will be taking care of Wolfy

As I mentioned before Maiko and I are

already on a pretty tight schedule

So if we want to even take one day off

It delays our production by week

if not more

I really don't know what to say

it's just it is what it is

So while we're here I kind of want to just share

what's been on my mind and kind of give you

some information on how COVID and

quarantining is handled here in Japan

Basically because well I'm in it right now

and I can't really do any other filmings

and you know this is our second time

with Wolfy having to go through it

I am interested though in how all of this compares to your country

What your thoughts are so just definitely let me know

What you think of any of this in the comments

I do have a little bit of a list

so I'll let you enjoy some of the quarantine footage

while I go through it

1. Quarantine Duration

First of all, In Japan

If you're exposed to COVID

like being in the classroom with someone who has COVID

Then you're required to quarantine for seven days at home

Even if you're fully vaccinated

or you've tested negative or have no symptoms

You still need to stay home

So basically Wolfy has to quarantine for seven days at home

while his nursery also has to shutdown

Naturally this means that

Maiko and I will be quarantining as well

Again it's not so bad

because we do love spending time with Wolfy

But it just means that we can't do the usual work that we do

and it also means we're gonna need to be super creative with activities

as we're in the house for 24 hours a day

whether we like it or not

But when the seven days are up

all three of us can leave the house

Japan doesn't require PCR tests or any other like

similar tests because we don't have any symptoms

2. House Quarantine

The Japanese Government namely the

Tokyo Welfare Health Station recommends that

If you're quarantining at home

That you wear a mask the entire time

If you're living with someone else

avoid sharing daily use items and sanitize public areas frequently

In our case Maiko and I are fully vaccinated and healthy

so we're not so worried about ourselves

But just to be extra careful for others

We've just decided to stay home the entire time with Wolfy

We usually buy groceries on Amazon Fresh

and sometimes use UberEats when we don't want to cook

so it's not challenging for us to stay home in terms of supplies

However the most challenging part is that

We can't take Wolfy outside

He's only one but he has so much energy

Locking a little boy like this inside of the house

for an entire week especially in a small

apartment like ours just doesn't seem right

But again what can I really say

It is what it is and I just really feel for

those families that are just in a

smaller apartment this because it is

just so hard to be able to quarantine in

such a small space

3. The Government Tracking System

So this one is really not related to our specific situation

but it is on my mind

and I wanted to mention it

Because I've had friends who after taking the PCR test

and finding out they are positive for COVID

were shortly contacted by the Japanese Government

namely the Hokenjo "Health Care Center"

They all received an SMS text message requesting that they

register to the government HER-SYS website

Healthcare Center Real-Time Information Sharing System

Apparently all their personal information was sent

to the government as soon as they got that positive result

The HER-SYS Website basically tracks infected people in Japan

by asking them to enter their health information every day

and the entire system is not anonymous

Before everyone in Japan who got COVID

was contacted regularly by phone call

by the Japanese Government Healthcare Center

but since a number of cases are peaking

these days the government doesn't have

enough staff to contact everyone infected

so they switch to this online system

to track the health conditions of each infected person

What do you guys think ?

Do you guys have a system like this in your country ?

or if you don't have a system like this

How do you feel about having a system like this ?

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4. Kids Wearing Masks

One thing that I wanted to address is

Wolfy not wearing a mask

because some people in the comments

have questioned or asked why isn't Wolfy wearing a mask

ever since he's been born

First of all he's only one year and nine months old right now

and even younger based on some of

the comments when they were made

Kids this age and younger aren't able to wear

masks properly and some even have

trouble breathing with it

Interestingly, the World Health Organization says

Kids under 5 don't have to wear masks

While the Japanese Government has previously

said that kids over 2 years old should wear a mask

But just recently the government has been a bit more vague

leaving the responsibility to each organization

Let me know what you guys think

Should kids be wearing masks

and if you think they should be wearing masks

at what age?

5. COVID Privacy

I'm assuming this is standard practice in most countries

But for sure in Japan

schools will never share the

identity of the infected person

whether it be the student or the teacher

which to me makes sense but I think this

privacy is even more important in Japan

Even today since there's still a large

and very present cultural stigma with contracting COVID

Despite all of the information out there today

in all of the infected cases

it's still considered for a lack of better words dirty in Japan

so much so that there's even a

subtle discrimination for testing positive for COVID in Japan

So this one is a little bit harder for me to explain

But let me get Maiko because

she might be able to explain it just a little bit better

Okay so I don't know if I can

explain this any better than Paolo but

I don't think people think being infected

is dirty like it's not like that but

I think one of the stereotypes of Japanese is

and

and of course not everybody's

and I'm just saying that we are

extra cautious when it comes to being sick or

protecting yourself from sickness

I think that's why a lot of Japanese

people who got COVID or their family got COVID

they don't tell that to anyone else

unless it's necessary

we care so much about what other people think

and you don't want to take the risk

of your friends talking something about you or

your friends act differently

I mean adults won't tell you in your face that

like I don't want to hang out with you

because you had a COVID or

I don't feel comfortable being around you

because you might carry something

nobody's gonna say that to you but some

people probably think that way

and I think especially for kids

they don't have any filters so that's probably why

if a child or a teacher get COVID

They don't announce who did because

They might you know bully that kid

They're trying their best to protect their students and teachers

and I think that's the right thing to do in Japan

I think that's enough explanation

so there you go

I couldn't explain that last part any better

but that's pretty much it for my COVID information for today

or atleast until Wolfy wakes up

We're hoping that everyone stays safe

I'll be back with our regular scheduled videos

hopefully next week and like always if you guys

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we'll catch you guys in the next one

Wolfy, Good Morning !!

good morning