Gov't to make efforts to prevent spread of new flu virus

Gov't to make efforts to prevent spread of new flu virus

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura (R) heads to the prime minister's office in the morning on May 9 after three Japanese males were found on arrival from abroad on May 8 to have been infected with the new strain of flu.

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