Japanese teenagers sanitize their hands before visiting the parliament in Tokyo May 20, 2009. Japan confirmed on Wednesday that 207 people in the west of the country, mostly in their teens, had been infected with the new strain of H1N1 flu, and thousands of schools closed to try to halt the spread of the disease. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Japanese teenagers sanitize their hands before visiting the parliament in Tokyo May 20, 2009. Japan confirmed on Wednesday that 207 people in the west of the country, mostly in their teens, had been infected with the new strain of H1N1 flu, and thousands of schools closed to try to halt the spread of the disease.