Japan calls on public for alertness, composure over swine flu

Japan calls on public for alertness, composure over swine flu

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) addresses the first session of a government task force inside the parliament building in Tokyo on April 28 with Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe listening at left. The task force, headed by Aso, was set up following the World Health Organization's upgrading of its alert level on swine flu. (Kyodo)

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