TOKYO
NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation
2009/10/30
Over 1 mil. Japanese treated for H1N1 last week
Japanese health officials say more than one million new patients were treated for H1N1 influenza last week. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases released its estimates on Friday based on surveys conducted at about 4,800 medical institutions nationwide. It estimates that about 1.14 million people contracted H1N1 flu and visited medical institutions in the week to last Sunday, up more than 300,000 from the previous week. The average number of H1N1 flu patients per medical institution was 24.62, a significant increase from a week earlier.
The institute's chief researcher, Yoshinori Yasui, says the flu is spreading rapidly, although some people may not be aware of this since most patients are students under the age of 19. Yasui says an increasing number of patients are under the age of 10, and medical institutions nationwide should coordinate their emergency medical care for children.
2009/10/30 14:28(JST)
(JST: UTC+9hrs.)
Source: http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_24.html
NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation
2009/10/30
Over 1 mil. Japanese treated for H1N1 last week
Japanese health officials say more than one million new patients were treated for H1N1 influenza last week. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases released its estimates on Friday based on surveys conducted at about 4,800 medical institutions nationwide. It estimates that about 1.14 million people contracted H1N1 flu and visited medical institutions in the week to last Sunday, up more than 300,000 from the previous week. The average number of H1N1 flu patients per medical institution was 24.62, a significant increase from a week earlier.
The institute's chief researcher, Yoshinori Yasui, says the flu is spreading rapidly, although some people may not be aware of this since most patients are students under the age of 19. Yasui says an increasing number of patients are under the age of 10, and medical institutions nationwide should coordinate their emergency medical care for children.
2009/10/30 14:28(JST)
(JST: UTC+9hrs.)
Source: http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_24.html