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.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 29 April 2009 at 23:08, last updated on 20 May 2009 at 8:25 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 29 April 2009.
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Tags: Health, International organizations, swine flu, update 29 April 2009, WHO
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