Taking Swine Flu Precautions
There are severals ways to combat the spread of swine flu. Health officials say washing your hands between your fingers up to your wrists vigorously for about fifteen seconds helps deter the spreading of the virus. Officials encourage people not to touch their faces, rub their eyes or noses if their hands are not clean. If you have to go to a heavily populated place or ride on mass transit, wear a mask if you have one available. If you don’t, try to avoid being close to people...
Read MoreReporting Swine Flu Responsibly
The swine flu strain that is in Japan and currently spreading in the Osaka-Kobe area, while it is not virulent, is a flu virus that needs to be accounted for and those involved need to act in the best interest of the people. That means everyone, not just doctors, nurses and health officials. Those of us reporting on the matter need to pay close attention to the words we use and not focus on the number of readers or our columns. Locally, here on the border of Osaka and Kyoto, there is a slight...
Read More186 Cases By the End of the Day
No huge jump in the number of people infected with the swine flu virus today. But officials estimate that those already infected with the virus have most likely come in contact with over 2900 others. So officials are anxiously awaiting more reports and trying to prepare in the meantime. Local health officials say that the virus symptoms are mild, but that they are preparing for worse situations to try and stay on top of the virus. Businesses and companies are doing their part to help stop the...
Read More130 Sick with Swine Flu in Osaka and Kobe
The number of infected with swine flu has now risen to 130 in the Osaka and Kobe areas since this morning and is expected to continue rising as more students who were exposed during last week’s volleyball matches surface. If you attended a sporting event with any team from the Osaka or Kobe areas last week, you may want to contact local health authorities to see if others from the event you attended are reporting sick. Related PostsNo Humidity Just Yet, But Just Wait Swine Flu in Osa
Read MoreReporting on the Swine Flu in the Kansai Area
While there are many news outlets in Japan and the Kansai area, very few report about the swine flu virus in English. Most news channels are carrying information about the virus currently spreading in the region, yet they fail to report much about it in English except during translated news reports on BBS. From today, we will post information on the virus daily several times a day throughout the day where you can read and stay informed in English. All reports on the swine flu virus will be...
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