Growing number of early teens in Japan hit by H1N1 influenza

Tuesday 29th September, 09:38 AM JST

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Osakadaz at 02:58 PM JST - 29th September

yep..my school just closed another class down.Nothing major yet but the infections keep ticking away.I really don't understand their methods though..the kids must be sent home for 4 days but their home room teacher comes to work as usual to possibly infect people that work with him.Half-arsed approach to these eyes.
Takuma7 at 05:05 PM JST - 29th September

Wash your hands and cover your month!
kirakira25 at 08:13 PM JST - 29th September

****....and STAY HOME if you are sick!

My husband was outraged that his doctor (who is actually on his company payroll) contacted his HR dept and they then contacted us and told him to stay home for a week.

I was outraged that he was outraged! Common bloody sense to me, but he is Japanese and desperately wanted to "gaman" and "ganbarre".

I was even more outraged that the (male) doctor told him to go stay in a hotel or a week because I am pregnant! No way buddy! YOU come home and I will go stay in the hotel!
smithinjapan at 08:43 PM JST - 29th September

Well, that's what happens when you decide that the first-year student's classes can be closed, but since the third years have tests coming up, or are working hard on culture festivals, they simply CAN'T have the flu, and so the schools are kept open for those kids.

No easy way out of it... and perhaps better now than later.
bobocheah at 01:04 AM JST - 30th September

When will H1N1 go away? Any good guess? Is it going to be a way of life? How long are we going to hold out?

Is it the disease of the new millennium? Who is profiting from it?
Osakadaz at 03:57 PM JST - 30th September

haha kirakira..damn right! My wife is 20 days from delivery so i am petrified of catching it and giving it to her.I decided from this week to sleep in the other room just in case.I hope you make it through unscathed!