Nishikido Ryou & Yamashita Tomohisa diagnosed as confirmed cases of H1N1 (Type A Influenza)

Johnny's Jimusho sent a fax to members of the press announcing that two of their artistes i.e. Nishikido Ryou and Yamashita Tomohisa (both from NEWS) are down with influenza and have been diagnosed as confirmed cases of H1N1 (otherwise known as Type A Influenza). They were diagnosed separately on 31 Aug and 1 Nov. Under orders by the doctors, the duo have been ordered to stay at home to recuperate and all their work activities have been stopped.

According to TBS, Nishikido has not filmed any of his scenes for the 7th episode of "Orthros no Inu" which is due to be shown this Friday. He had complained about feeling unwell before the filming session on 31 August thus had taken leave to go to the hospital. As such, TBS is looking into how they may handle this crisis while monitoring Nishikido's condition. Yamashita is also involved in the drama "Buzzer Beat" as its lead character but it is still unknown how FujiTV will handle this problem.