Will the swine flu come to Japan?
Deadly swine flu is spreading all over the world! Will Japan be safe?
Some measures are being taken to make sure it doesn’t get into the country:
At Kansai International Airport, quarantine officials began asking people returning from Mexico to report fevers, coughing or any other potential symptoms to its quarantine office.
The airport installed a thermographic device in 2003 to deal with the outbreak of the respiratory virus SARS and will use it to check passengers from Mexico. Since there are no direct flights from Mexico to Kansai airport, the officials will check those who returning from the country via the United States.
However, swine flu has not yet been designated as an infectious disease requiring quarantine inspections, and airport officials will contact the health ministry whether to determine whether it is appropriate to isolate passengers who appear to have symptoms of swine flu.
Travel agency JTB has also canceled all its tour packages to Mexico.
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