Mexico City, May 1, The new variant of influenza, A(H1N1) commonly known as swine flu, which has killed 15 people in Mexico and one in the US, is less lethal than bird flu and SARS that have killed more than 1,000 people in Asia since 2003, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos said Friday.
New Delhi, May 1, India is fully prepared to tackle influenza A (H1N1), popularly known as swine flu, health officials said here Friday. No case of swine flu has been reported in India yet.
Mexico City/New Delhi/Toronto, May 1, Mexico Friday ordered a five-day shutdown as it struggled to contain swine flu that seems to be spreading rapidly with over 450 confirmed cases being reported world over. Passengers disembarking at international airports were checked for fever – a sign indicating it could be swine flu.
Geneva, May 1, The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday rejected criticism that it was too slow in reacting to the outbreak of the swine flu A(H1N1) virus.
Wellington, May 1, Swine flu is still swine flu in New Zealand, despite a World Health Organisation ruling that the disease should now officially be called “influenza A (H1N1)”.
Mexico City, May 1, Mexican authorities late Thursday revised the number of confirmed infections with the new variant of influenza A(H1N1), better known as swine flu, to 312 from 91 on Wednesday night.