Baby at Yokota base, Japanese woman not new flu cases

Monday 04th May, 05:13 AM JST

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USNinJapan2 at 02:06 PM JST - 3rd May

Just saw the report that thankfully the little tike tested negative to H1N1. End of story.
aikisako at 02:31 PM JST - 3rd May

that's great but will the rest of Japan escape this flu? Or the media hype?
techall at 03:30 PM JST - 3rd May

Meanwhile, six municipalities the U.S. Yokota Air Base straddles petitioned the Japanese Defense Ministry’s local office and the U.S. base to implement quarantine procedures similar to those undertaken at Narita and other international airports

It takes 1 to 4 days for the symptoms to appear after initial contact with the virus. Therefore, if the Japanese were not just putting on a big show for the public's benefit, ALL PASSENGERS (including Japanese) should be quaranteened upon arrival in Japan. They might have been infected at the departure airport and not show any symptoms at all when the pass through Narita (or other gateway irport) and still spread the virus in Japan. Unreasonable and unnecessary.
NuckinFutz at 04:02 PM JST - 3rd May

Sorry folks! You'll have to look for your anti-American military fodder somewhere else! Just like the teen in Yokohama the American baby just had the bad luck of getting the regular flu and ending up in media frenzy (the real virus infecting Japan!)

I'm happy both are recovering. End of story.
TokyoHustla at 08:17 PM JST - 3rd May

Mark_McCracken, apparently it's being called Pig AIDS by all the hip kids on the internet.
Fadamor at 10:42 PM JST - 3rd May

If the pandemic gets worse, I could see mandatory quarantines being established for all air travellers. Week-long vacations by air would vaporize because of the 4-day quarantine you would face after every flight.
Sarge at 11:34 PM JST - 3rd May

"a military chartered flight"

That's when you get to fly on a commercial jet, with flight attendants serving you drinks and meals, for like $10.
VOR at 11:55 PM JST - 3rd May

Its not likely Japanese citizens are finding fault with the actions of US officials at the American air base. It appears a system is in place to identify and prevent the virus from entering Japan and the people involved are acting responsibly.

The usual suspects taking pot shots at the US military over this matter are just cheap opportunists.
Pump24 at 12:22 AM JST - 4th May

A friend of mine flew in to Narita two days ago. He said a guy two rows ahead of him was sweating and registerd "hot" on the tempurature gauge. He was asked if he felt ill, and he said no. They took his word and let him off the plane, no further questions!

I'm glad the little kid is ok. But can we stop making such announcements until a claim is validated?
techall at 12:26 AM JST - 4th May

@Pump24: thanks for the info, like I said, the japanese at Narita are just making carney.
cabdriver at 02:17 AM JST - 4th May

It appears like we have some things to learn from our more experienced cousins across the pool.
30061015 at 02:54 AM JST - 4th May

Blah, blah black sheep have you any flu?

can we stop making such announcements until a claim is validated?

No, that wouldnt be fair to the media.
KnowBetter at 07:41 AM JST - 4th May

Oh no this piggy flu is runny out of steam except for the steaming piles the media outlets drop in their collective pants everytime they hear of yet another possible outbreak and rush to get the ratings higher by herding the sheep to their channel.
shinjukuboy at 09:23 AM JST - 4th May

Whey does the press keep reporting about cases that turn out to be NOT swine flu? That is a sign of hysteria.
spudman at 09:35 AM JST - 4th May

thats their job, get people frantic and sell more copy. JT does it as well.