Japan confirms 13 more flu cases, total domestic cases rise to 21

Japan confirms 13 more flu cases, total domestic cases rise to 21

KOBE, Japan - Staff and customers wear protective masks at a supermarket in Kobe in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo on May 17. Authorities said the same day that a total of 14 students in Hyogo and neighboring Osaka Prefecture have been confirmed to be infected with the new strain of influenza A.

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