Firms draw up plans to stay open amid new-flu epidemic

Firms draw up plans to stay open amid new-flu epidemic

TOKYO, Japan - An employee (R) speaks with a consultant (L) about ways to deal with the new-flu epidemic at Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp., a major bridge construction company, in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 7, 2009.

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