The Japanese representative "PANASHOKKU"

February 9, 2009

Larger companies in China INFURU bird is trembling with fear

Representative for Asia, has sent to the Panasonic, I started to return to Japan has been accompanied to the local family. As part of a new flu pandemic is a concern, it seems that policy decisions this year. Discussions quietly with the company to disclose the information has been implemented, the number of households and the number of unknown targets. However, the number of Japanese expatriates live in Shanghai and is the subject of the decision.

Panasonic is the only subsidiary in Asia with more than 120. Considering the convenience of home or business, and the return time is determinate individual. There also may be time to prepare for the transfer of the child and finding housing in Japan and September are the implementation of MEDO.

Number of deaths in China over the last year

Many Japanese companies from 2008, the implementation of such measures as training and business continuity planning. The companies decided to move the family to return home first and found the Panasonic.

In the background, may have more time than ever to worry about the epidemic of avian flu in Asia regions.

In China this year have been from bird flu almost every day. February 3 is the number of infections this time 8. Up to five people dead, the death toll for the year 2008 already exceed four people. South from the Northeast, which also spread to the western region.

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So far, so-called pandemic (epidemic) will lead to human infection has not been reported, World Health Organization (WHO) set the warning level, no human infections between humans and "Phase 3" with .

The growing sense of fear that persists in this "highest risk" because they are. In China, a total of around 20 at the end of Chinese New Year period to be over one billion people to move. And more opportunities to cook the dish for New Year Toricelli live more vulnerable to infection than usual. In addition, the time overlap with the migratory birds to transmit the virus south.


Honda also temporary "home" to consider

Therefore, measures are under water in many companies other than Panasonic. Honda and early January that it was dead in the Chaoyang District, Beijing, Japanese companies have a number of measures to be considered a representative part of the family home. But failed to implement, no trip is not urgent warning to refrain from and is continuing. They can open a ticket for the flight to be able to return to Japan during the first epidemic, "sent to all employees of the mask from Japan" (TRADING Representative) and cases of emergency measures by the company It is different.

Japanese companies operating in the strong sense of what others do, the decision to review the Panasonic is a bold decision and prevent the risk of infection to the family. On the other hand, "the UCHI Then a new cost-cutting measure" epidemic "does not concern" (another electronics company representative) has also been voiced.

Increasingly in Asia and the surging waves of economic slowdown, fears of avian flu entanglement, which is amplified and uncertainty.

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