Posted on 04/15/2011 8:34:46 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Russian official to recommend lifting of travel warning for Japan
TOKYO, April 15, Kyodo
The visiting head of Russia's Federal Medical-Biological Agency said Friday he will recommend that the Russian Foreign Ministry lift its advisory against travel to Japan as his team has not found abnormal levels of radiation during its trip.
Vladimir Uiba told a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo that health checks conducted on embassy officials had detected no problems with their thyroid glands, which are prone to absorbing radioactive iodine, while radiation readings from cars used by the embassy were also normal.
(Excerpt) Read more at english.kyodonews.jp ...
P!
The Russkies are always the LAST to get the Memo.
It is perfectly safe here these days....providing one can put up with a little aftershock now and again. But not anywhere NEAR as bad as CNN made it out to be.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.