1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

1st domestic infection of new flu confirmed in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The government convened a meeting of senior government officials to tackle the spread of the new strain of influenza A virus on May 16 at the prime minister's office after the first domestic infection of the new strain was detected the same day in a 17-year-old male high school student with no record of overseas travel in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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