Employees head to offices wearing masks as flu spreads

Employees head to offices wearing masks as flu spreads

KOBE, Japan - Workers head to their offices wearing masks to protect themselves from the new flu in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 18 as the number of people infected with the flu are growing in the prefecture and in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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