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Japan Flu Outbreak Prompts School Closures and Tourist Caution
Early Arrival of Japan’s Flu Season Raises Alarms The annual flu season in Japan, typically lasting from late November through March with a peak in January and February, has arrived almost a month early this year. Health officials say more than 4,030 people have already contracted influenza, marking the second-earliest onset in two decades. The…
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Japan flu outbreak: schools closed, tourists urged to exercise caution amid bed shortages
Japan confronts an unusually early flu season Japan is grappling with an unusually early influenza outbreak that began almost a month ahead of the typical winter peak. While flu season usually stretches from late November through March, this year’s wave has arrived early, becoming the second-earliest onset in two decades and affecting more than 4,000…