Spread of Swine Flu in Japan Could Raise WHO Alert to Highes

The World Health Organization may declare a full-fledged swine flu pandemic in the coming days now that the virus has swept through Japan

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Gov’t to track citizens, prevent pandemic

Can GPS tracking technology prevent a swine flu pandemic? Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications hopes to find out by testing a mobile phone-based GPS tracking system that constantly monitors each individual’s location and sends text alerts to participants if they cross paths with anyone who is later identified as a flu victim.

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New Widespread Flu Risks Force Workers in World Back to Japa

As if the world didn’t have enough to worry about, a hint of another type of trouble comes up. Every year we hear about pandemics, such as the flu. But why would a major company want workers in key world areas to return to Japan by September 2009?

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Panasonic Sends Families Home To Avoid Bird Flu Pandemic

Do some corporations have inside knowledge that a bird flu pandemic is coming? Panasonic Corporation has taken the extraordinary step of ordering Japanese employees in some foreign countries to send their families home to Japan in preparation for a potential bird flu pandemic.

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