Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday evening 29 April raised the alert level for swine flu to 5, which indicates that a pandemic is imminent and countries now need to move rapidly to put their response plans into effect.
Nine countries have officially reported 148 confirmed cases of the flu (18:00, 29 April), the WHO reports, with one death in the United States and seven in Mexico.
The WHO repeated its recommendation for borders to remain open.
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