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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Japan confirms 93 swine flu cases AFP - Monday, May 18 KOBE, Japan (AFP) - - Japan's number of confirmed swine flu cases soared to 93 at the weekend, officials said late Sunday, amid fears hundreds more are already infected in the country's crowded cities. ADVERTISEMENT Most of the infections were reported among high school and college students in and around the western cities of Kobe and Osaka, where authorities ordered more than 1,000 schools and kindergartens to stay shut on Monday. The island nation until Friday thought it had kept the virus at bay, after detecting four people who tested positive when they flew in from North America and immediately quarantining them along with about 50 fellow passengers. But since the government Saturday confirmed the first domestic case, a 17-year-old male Kobe student who had not been overseas, the number of confirmed infections has risen quickly in the two urban areas. Late Sunday officials in Hyogo prefecture, which includes Kobe, told AFP 53 cases had been confirmed, while Osaka prefecture reported 36, raising the national toll to 93, including the four overseas infections. Masato Tashiro, the chief flu researcher at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, said several hundred people in Japan may already be infected, the Kyodo news agency reported. Prime Minister Taro Aso has urged the public to stay calm and take hygiene measures -- such as washing their hands often and gargling -- and was due to convene a crisis meeting on the domestic outbreak early Monday. Shigeru Omi, a former senior official at the World Health Organization who is now head of the government's special swine flu task force, warned: "We believe that the infection is beginning to spread in the region." The WHO said Saturday it was closely monitoring the situation in Japan. Residents of Kobe have rushed to hospitals and emergency fever clinics, while pharmacies are quickly running out of face masks. Doctors performed physicals in tents set up in front of the hospital. Most public transport and supermarket staff started wearing face masks. Japanese people are known for being extremely hygiene-conscious, with people often wearing face masks to protect themselves against hay fever and flu bugs, and to shield others from their germs when they catch a cold. Students and even adult workers are instructed how to wash their hands effectively and gargle, while antibacterial materials are used in products including men's socks, computer accessories and some banks' cash machines. "I had never dreamed that the new type flu outbreak would happen in my city," said Seiji Koga, a 62-year-old Kobe construction company worker. "Since we can't move away, we have to spend restless days for now." No cases have yet been reported in greater Tokyo, which with almost 36 million people is the world's most populous urban area. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Sign in to recommend this article » 0 users recommend Related Articles: Asia Pacific EU cancels substantial aid to FijiAFP - Monday, May 18 Tiger supremo's son killed: Sri Lanka militaryAFP - Monday, May 18 Armed ship with nuclear fuel arrives in Japan: witnessAFP - Monday, May 18 Asia's dark pics make a splash at CannesAFP - Monday, May 18 'Intense' battles as Pakistan troops advance on TalibanAFP - Monday, May 18 Enlarge Photo Japan confirms 93 swine flu cases Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Popular cereal is a drug, US food watchdog says Tough 4th spacewalk underway to repair Hubble Coral Triangle could die by century's end: WWF British store admits it boobed in bra row Australian zoo evacuated after orangutan escape View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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