Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered cabin crew to wear face masks on all incoming flights from the United States as a safeguard against swine flu, the company said Monday.
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) said on Monday that all cabin crew will wear face masks on all incoming flights from the United States as a prevention measure swine flu.
Japan's second largest airline decided on the measure Saturday, when Japan confirmed its first A(H1N1) cases -- a school teacher and three students who arrived from North America with another airline -- the company said.
Swine Flu Or Pig Flu Facts
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
Is the world in the grip of its first influenza pandemic in forty years? It definitely seems so! The current swine flu or pig flu disaster traces its origin to the badly- hit State of Mexico.
ANA operates daily flights from five US mainland cities. Its twice-weekly flights from Vancouver and Toronto are operated by Air Canada under a code-sharing agreement and are not subject to the mask requirement.
Japan Airlines (JAL) has required cabin attendants to wear masks on twice-a-week flights from Mexico since early May.
Swine Flu Death Toll Tops 50
The death toll from swine flu topped 50 as Costa Rica reported its first fatality from the virus and Japan and Norway joined a growing list of nations with confirmed cases.
The death toll from swine flu topped 50 as Costa Rica reported its first fatality from the virus and Japan and Norway joined a growing list of nations with confirmed cases.
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Warm Weather may Not Halt Swine Flu
New data from Mexico and case numbers so far suggest that if the spread of H1N1 swine flu continues elsewhere as it has in the Americas, the virus could infect more than a billion people by July.
New data from Mexico and case numbers so far suggest that if the spread of H1N1 swine flu continues elsewhere as it has in the Americas, the virus could infect more than a billion people by July.
British Scientists Claim of Cracking Swine Flu Code
British scientists announced they had worked out the full genetic code for the virus, even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) increased its global tally of confirmed swine flu cases to over 2,300.
British scientists announced they had worked out the full genetic code for the virus, even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) increased its global tally of confirmed swine flu cases to over 2,300.
