Opportunists selling surgical masks for high prices online
The swine flu outbreak in Kansai caused people to make a run on stores selling surgical masks. With so many stores sold out of masks, some people have turned to the internet to purchase protection from the flu.
This video clip from FTV reveals that there are thousands of masks being auctioned off on Yahoo! Japan, often for quite high prices:
Also being sold on the internet: Tamiflu pills at 20 times the standard price.
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