現状のことについて少しつぶやきたいと思います。
→ただの自分の意見です！！←
Please be reminded this is only an opinion piece!
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最近、様々なメディアでコロナウイルスのことが１日中取り上げられています。
There has been a lot of media coverage on the coronavirus issue recently.
しかし、次第に危機感を感じている方が増えている中、まだその認識が低い気もします。若い世代は特にコロナウイルスがどれくらい重大な問題であるかをもっと考えるべきだと思います。
私の身の周りにはまだ遊んだり、「若い人がかかっても別に重症にならないから。」と言う人がまだ大勢います。これは間違っており、あまりにも無責任だと思います。実際、イギリスでは二十一歳の方が亡くなられており、フランスでは十六歳の方も亡くなられております。ウイルスによって何かしら影響をされた方々に心からお祈り申し上げます。
However, despite having more people recognise this issue as a serious problem, I feel that it is not enough. Especially the younger ones should realise this issue, that it is a crisis. Even some people around me say 'I am young so even if I get the virus it is not going to affect my life'. This is a great misunderstanding, and I believe it is a very irresponsible thing to say. In fact, in England a 21 year old recently passed away, as well as in France, a 16 year old passed away - both people did not have prior diseases. I would like to offer my condolences for them and I pray to those affected.
気をつけると同時に、現在必死に働かれている医師や医療関係の方々、ニュースを報道するキャスターの方々、様々な市民団体には感謝の気持ちは忘れてはならないと思います。
I also believe that at the same time, we should sincerely thank those who are working in the medical field, news anchors, as well as private organisations helping those affected.
ただ、問題は主に日本の政府にあると思います。
However, I think that the problem lies mainly in the Japanese government.
まず、日本の政府は最初からコロナウイルスの感染者を減らすために前々から努力し、準備をしていなかったと思います。以前、中国と韓国の政府がコロナウイルスの対策で追われている中、日本は対策を色々とらなかったせいで、現在の状況を作ってしまったのだと思います。実際、韓国と中国の感染者の数は減ってきている中で、アメリカとヨーロッパのように日本は感染者が急激に増えてきています。なので、政府は近隣国の対策を見習い、医療機関、器具や宿泊施設などを準備する必要があったと私は強く思います。
Firstly, the Japanese government had not intervened when the number of patients were increasing at the very early stage of the epidemic. At the time, the Chinese and South Korean government had already proposed measures to contain the virus, yet, the Japanese government did not do so - they were not ready to increase medical facilities and equipment as well as accommodation for those suspected of being infected, and for those infected. Thus, the results show now that Japan's infected number is rising, similar to current situations in Europe and America, but different to China and South Korea where numbers are decreasing.
マスクを市民一人一人に２枚配られても、あまり効果的ではないと思います。その代わり、他の国と同様に、緊急事態宣言出すこと。また公共の場（駅、電車の中など）を徹底的に消毒すること。感染者やまだ感染しているわからない症状を持っている人のための宿泊施設（帰国者も含めて）や医療センターを増やすこと。１.５メートル離れなくてはならないというルールを出すこと・・・色々な対策ができる中で、なぜあえてそれをしないのか。政策をとるのが難しいのか。あるいは経済を心配しているのか。あるいは危機的状況だと思われていないのか。
Just sending 2 masks per household will not really help the containment of the virus. Like in other countries, the Japanese government should introduce a state of emergency. Also, they should disinfect public areas, such as in stations and trains, increase the accommodation facilities for quarantine, as well as medical centres to check for early symptoms, including those coming back to Japan......introduce the 1.5m distance rule....so many things the government can introduce, yet, why are they not proposing these direct measures? Perhaps it is hard to introduce measures due to complicated administrative procedures? Or it is because they are worried it might cost too much? Or they don't think it is much of a serious issue...?
しかし、そんなことをくよくよと考える余裕がないと思います。亡くなっている人は確実に増えています。それによって、ますます人が苦しみます。緊急事態宣言ぐらい出すことは今すぐできるのに・・・ひどくなってからはもう手遅れだと思います。
I do not believe it is time to sit back and think about the drawbacks of introducing direct measures such as this. The number of deaths and those affected is definitely rising. And people are also psychologically affected. At least they should introduce the state of emergency....I think that it will be too late if they introduce it only after Prime Minister Abe actually admits there is an 'emergency crisis'. (although I believe Japan is already in a great crisis...)
たとえ政府の耳に届かなくても、思ったことは口に出し、今だからこそ疑問を抱き、自由に議論するべきだと思います。これはだめ、あれはよくない、だけではなく、ではどうやって、何を提案できるか私も含めて考えています。そして今だからこそ、怖がらず、この危機的状況を慎重にうけとめるべきだと思います。
Despite not directly being able to communicate with the government, I believe we have the right to say what we think, and to openly discuss amongst ourselves, moreso because we are in a situation like this. We should, including me, start to think what we can do, and how, instead of what is wrong, or right. And it is because we are in a crisis like now, that we have to not be afraid but be attentive to what is actually going on right now.
政府は市民に選ばれたからこそ、権利を持っている彼らはそれなりの責任を持つべきだと思います。私たちの税金、つまり信頼は彼らにあるのです。民主主義は、市民があっての政府であり、市民と政府が共に平等に存在することではじめて社会と呼ぶことができると思います。市民の意見や言葉を聞かずに自ら判断し、行動をとった場合、民主主義が機能しなくなるリスクがあると思います。
It is because the government was chosen by us, that they have the right to hold sovereignty of the state. This is why they should be more responsible for the country. We pay tax for the government, because we rely on them - it is some sort of chip that we give to them. In a democracy, a government exists because of its citizens, and it is because there is equality between the citizens and the government, that a democratic society can be built. If the government, however, determines its own actions for the state without listening to what the citizens think or believe, then there is a threat to democracy.
長々とありがとうございました。みなさんもお気をつけてください。
Thank you for reading
