Japan declares outbreak of new flu after WHO action

Japan declares outbreak of new flu after WHO action

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese health minister Yoichi Masuzoe speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on April 28. The minister declared the outbreak of a new influenza following the World Health Organization's upgrading of its alert level.

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