An epidemic of Asian flu has emptied many Jerusalem classrooms and is forcing business establishments and public institutions to operate with reduced manpower. Absenteeism in schools averaged 30 percent today. The Health Ministry said the virus isolated so far is the same Asian flu that spread world-wide several years ago. But It was not sure whether all cases here stemmed from the same virus.
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