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Japan reports dozens of new swine flu cases
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 17 - 05 - 2009


Japanese health officials confirmed dozens of
new cases of swine flu in waves of announcements today, as
the government shut down schools and canceled community
activities in affected cities, AP reported.
Japan now has at least 78 cases, most of them teenagers.
Health officials confirmed some 70 domestic swine flu
patients over the weekend. All tested positive for the H1N1
virus and were recovering in local hospitals or their
homes.
Health and Welfare Ministry official Haruki Ogawa said the
number could rise quickly with results on more viral sample
tests imminently pending.
Hospitals have set up special «fever clinics» to
separate possible swine flu carriers from other
outpatients. Local governments established hot lines to
guide people with flu symptoms. Newspapers also published
graphics explaining the proper ways to wash hands and
gargle.
The news of the rapid spread of the virus at schools came
a day after Japan confirmed its first domestic case of
swine flu in another student in the western port city of
Kobe, about 270 miles (430 kilometers) west of Tokyo.
Japan's first cases were believed to have been contracted
outside the country.
The government immediately ordered schools closed in the
affected areas.
«We have not determined how the virus spread in the
region, and we are doing our best to track down the route
of the infections and contain them,» Chief Cabinet
Secretary Takeo Kawamura said.
Japan's first four cases were spotted at an airport
quarantine after three high school students and a teacher
returned from a school trip to Canada in early May.
Officials said they did not know whether the first four
cases were related to the latest outbreak.
«Many people were infected in such a short period of
time,» Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto said at a news
conference. «We must be prepared for a further
expansion.»
The H1N1 swine flu virus is a new influenza strain. Health
officials have warned that it could eventually infect
millions of people.
The World Health Organization has confirmed at least 8,480
human cases of swine flu in nearly 40 countries, mostly in
the U.S. and Mexico, including 72 deaths.


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