1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

KOBE, Japan - People rush to buy masks at a drug store in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, after the first domestic infection of the new strain of influenza A virus was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student in Kobe who has no record of overseas travel. (Kyodo)

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