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| Tokyo has first swine flu cases | Tokyo has first swine flu cases |
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| Health officials in Japan have confirmed the first cases of swine flu in the densely populated capital, Tokyo. | Health officials in Japan have confirmed the first cases of swine flu in the densely populated capital, Tokyo. |
| Two schoolgirls tested positive for the H1N1 virus after their return from a trip to New York. | Two schoolgirls tested positive for the H1N1 virus after their return from a trip to New York. |
| So far, about 250 infections have been recorded in Japan, as a handful of new cases have been reported around Asia. | |
| Health officials stress there have been no deaths from the H1N1 virus in Japan and most cases have been mild. | Health officials stress there have been no deaths from the H1N1 virus in Japan and most cases have been mild. |
| Nearly 10,250 swine flu cases have been confirmed in 41 countries, the World Health Organization says in the latest update on its website. | Nearly 10,250 swine flu cases have been confirmed in 41 countries, the World Health Organization says in the latest update on its website. |
| The virus is known to have killed 80 people, the vast majority of them in Mexico, where it was first reported. | The virus is known to have killed 80 people, the vast majority of them in Mexico, where it was first reported. |
| 'Recovering well' | 'Recovering well' |
| Tokyo's first known case of swine flu was detected in a girl of 16 who arrived back home on Tuesday from New York. | Tokyo's first known case of swine flu was detected in a girl of 16 who arrived back home on Tuesday from New York. |
| She had complained of a fever and tested positive for H1N1. | She had complained of a fever and tested positive for H1N1. |
| She had a cough and sore throat but was recovering well, said Hideo Maeda, secretary of the city's welfare and health department. | She had a cough and sore throat but was recovering well, said Hideo Maeda, secretary of the city's welfare and health department. |
| A second girl on the same trip was also infected, officials later told reporters. | A second girl on the same trip was also infected, officials later told reporters. |
| Tokyo and the surrounding districts are home to around 36 million people. | Tokyo and the surrounding districts are home to around 36 million people. |
| Most of Japan's cases so far have been in areas around the city of Kobe to the west where a high school student who had not been overseas was found to be infected on Saturday. | Most of Japan's cases so far have been in areas around the city of Kobe to the west where a high school student who had not been overseas was found to be infected on Saturday. |
| Since then the numbers have risen steadily and more than 4,000 schools have been closed as a precautionary measure. | Since then the numbers have risen steadily and more than 4,000 schools have been closed as a precautionary measure. |
| Asian increase | |
| A 21-year-old Canadian has tested positive for swine flu in Beijing, becoming mainland China's fifth case of the virus, the Health Ministry reported. | |
| The man, who is in stable condition, arrived in Beijing on the afternoon of 16 May aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto. | |
| Taiwan has also recorded a case of the virus - an Australian doctor who arrived by plane from Hong Kong earlier in the week. | |
| Australia has reported four new cases, including three young brothers, raising the overall number of confirmed infections to five. |