Kirk here with a little attempt to put the COVID-19 spike we are experiencing in context. The image you see displays the global number of COVID-19 case (daily positives, that is) since this whole thing started. It’s clear that we are entering a new phase and that what we are experiencing in Kumamoto is a rather mild case (so far, at least) of what is happening throughout the world. Taken from the WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard:

https://covid19.who.int