俄罗斯足球迷在前往英国威尔士看世界杯资格赛途中，被建议喝威士忌以防感染甲流病毒；在日本，（众议院选举）候选人因怕感染甲流（在宣传造势时）取消握手（ 详细 ）；在意大利，一名发明人士发明了一种自动圣水机（ 详细 ）。

Russian soccer fans were instructed to drink whisky on a trip to Wales for a World Cup qualifier match to ward off the H1N1 virus. In Japan, candidates stopped shaking hands.

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