OSAKA — Although the tally of confirmed swine flu infections in Hyogo and Osaka prefectures surpassed 190 on Tuesday, the pace of growth in the number of new cases appeared to be slowing, and some of the patients were reportedly recovering.
New problems loom on the horizon, however, as increasing numbers of people switch their concern from emergency health measures to the impact of the new H1N1 virus on their everyday lives, including education and the local economy.
As of Tuesday night, 193 people were confirmed as having been infected with the H1N1 virus.