Entrance exams and admissions applications are a big source of revenues, at least in terms of covering the costs of recruitment. So it's a big deal if an epidemic might keep applicants away from testing centers nationwide during January-March next year. The H1N1 virus is making university administrators nervous about having to run make-up tests just to make sure they get their quotas of first year students.
See the Daily Yomiuri article online for more information:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090916TDY03003.htm
excerpt:
>> Universities mull antiflu measures / Fears of mass infection during examination season prompt makeup exam proposal
The Yomiuri Shimbun
University officials are giving careful thought to measures aimed at preventing transmission of the new strain of influenza at venues used for entrance exams early next year.
With an eye on a possible pandemic, some universities are considering the unusual step of introducing makeup exams for examinees infected with the new flu, even though such tests are only used by the National Center for University Entrance Exams.
Each year, more than 3 million people sit university entrance exams in the nation.
The universities are concerned that infected examinees might develop a fever during exams, and that a large number of examinees might miss tests due to symptoms caused by the new flu. << end of excerpt
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19 May 2009
Swine flu continues to spread, 4000 schools closed in Japan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090519/wl_asia_afp/healthflujapanschools
Japan closes 4,000 schools over swine flu fears
AFP
H1N1 Spreads Rapidly Play Video ABC News – H1N1 Spreads Rapidly
Mon May 18, 11:02 pm ET
KOBE, Japan (AFP) – Japan closed more than 4,000 schools and kindergartens, double the previous day's number, to slow the spread of swine flu which has infected 163 people in the country, officials said.
Many people in the affected urban areas were wearing face masks after the western cities of Kobe and Osaka became the first in Japan to suffer domestic outbreaks of the (A)H1N1 virus which spread rapidly through two schools.
A total of 4,043 schools and kindergartens were closed in and around both cities at the request of government authorities, up from some 2,000 on Monday, an education ministry official said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090519/wl_asia_afp/healthflujapan_20090519043214
Japan reports 173 swine flu cases, closes schools
AFP
Tue May 19, 12:31 am ET
KOBE, Japan (AFP) – Japan reported 173 swine flu infections and closed more than 4,000 schools, colleges and kindergartens for the rest of the week to slow the spread of the virus, officials said.
Experts warned that infections had probably already spread to other regions including the capital Tokyo, which with almost 36 million people is the world's most populous urban area and the heart of the Japanese economy.
Japan closes 4,000 schools over swine flu fears
AFP
H1N1 Spreads Rapidly Play Video ABC News – H1N1 Spreads Rapidly
Mon May 18, 11:02 pm ET
KOBE, Japan (AFP) – Japan closed more than 4,000 schools and kindergartens, double the previous day's number, to slow the spread of swine flu which has infected 163 people in the country, officials said.
Many people in the affected urban areas were wearing face masks after the western cities of Kobe and Osaka became the first in Japan to suffer domestic outbreaks of the (A)H1N1 virus which spread rapidly through two schools.
A total of 4,043 schools and kindergartens were closed in and around both cities at the request of government authorities, up from some 2,000 on Monday, an education ministry official said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090519/wl_asia_afp/healthflujapan_20090519043214
Japan reports 173 swine flu cases, closes schools
AFP
Tue May 19, 12:31 am ET
KOBE, Japan (AFP) – Japan reported 173 swine flu infections and closed more than 4,000 schools, colleges and kindergartens for the rest of the week to slow the spread of the virus, officials said.
Experts warned that infections had probably already spread to other regions including the capital Tokyo, which with almost 36 million people is the world's most populous urban area and the heart of the Japanese economy.
18 May 2009
Domestic Cases of H1N1 Flu Hit Schools in Japan
It appears to have started to spread in the Kansai region (Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe) of W. Honshu. Authorities seem to be ready to take drastic measures with school closures. Some universities have posted notices saying that if even one case is confirmed, they will close temporarily.
See these Japan Times articles:
1.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090518a1.html
excerpt:
>>Monday, May 18, 2009
Domestic H1N1 flu cases increase to 42
Large outbreak hits schools in Osaka, Hyogo
By ERIC JOHNSTON
Staff writer
The number of domestic swine flu cases hit 42 on Sunday after 34 high school and college students as well as their family members and teachers in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures were confirmed to have been infected.
The confirmations followed the discovery Saturday of Japan's first eight domestic infections of the new H1N1 flu in Hyogo. A World Health Organization expert said community-level transmission may have begun in Japan, which could lead the WHO to raise its new flu pandemic alert to the highest level of 6 from the current 5.<< href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090517a3.html">http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090517a3.html
excerpt:
>>Kobe and Hyogo Prefecture officials announced nine steps they were taking to contain the spread of the virus and calm public fears. These included closing 75 public and private kindergartens, elementary, junior high and high schools, and universities in the city's Higashi-Nada, Nada, and Chuo wards, as well those in nearby Ashiya, until Friday. International schools in the designated wards, including the Canadian Academy, were also closed.<<
See these Japan Times articles:
1.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090518a1.html
excerpt:
>>Monday, May 18, 2009
Domestic H1N1 flu cases increase to 42
Large outbreak hits schools in Osaka, Hyogo
By ERIC JOHNSTON
Staff writer
The number of domestic swine flu cases hit 42 on Sunday after 34 high school and college students as well as their family members and teachers in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures were confirmed to have been infected.
The confirmations followed the discovery Saturday of Japan's first eight domestic infections of the new H1N1 flu in Hyogo. A World Health Organization expert said community-level transmission may have begun in Japan, which could lead the WHO to raise its new flu pandemic alert to the highest level of 6 from the current 5.<< href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090517a3.html">http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090517a3.html
excerpt:
>>Kobe and Hyogo Prefecture officials announced nine steps they were taking to contain the spread of the virus and calm public fears. These included closing 75 public and private kindergartens, elementary, junior high and high schools, and universities in the city's Higashi-Nada, Nada, and Chuo wards, as well those in nearby Ashiya, until Friday. International schools in the designated wards, including the Canadian Academy, were also closed.<<
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