Swine Flu
China reports 648 deaths from swine flu
The H1N1 strain of flu is rapidly spreading into China’s vast countryside and there could be a spike in cases around the Lunar New
period when millions head back to their home towns, the health ministry said.
The world’s most populous nation has reported 648 deaths to date from what is often called swine flu, a tiny portion of the estimated 12,220 deaths around the globe, but has launched a massive vaccination campaign.
“Outbreaks in Beijing, Shanghai, other large cities and in schools have seen an obvious decline, but the virus continues to spread into villages and communities,” the Health Ministry said in a statement on its website (www.moh.gov.cn). Reuters
Swine flu death toll hits 147 in Iran
An Iranian health official has announced that swine flu has claimed the lives of 147 Iranians across the country.
Some 3,762 individuals have tested positive for A/H1N1 virus in the country, with 147 deaths, the Fars news agency quoted Deputy Health Minister Hassan Emami-Razavi as saying.
A number of schools were closed across the country following the outbreak of the disease, he added. Source: Iranian.com
WHO: H1N1 swine flu pandemic starting to wane in some Countries
H1N1 swine flu has not peaked yet but seems to be waning in Canada and the United States, signaling that the end of the pandemic may be on the horizon, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. A third wave of infections may still be ahead, Keiji Fukuda, the WHO’s top flu expert, said. But he added there was no sign of widespread resistance to Tamiflu, the main drug used to treat the H1N1 flu strain. Source: Reuters
Israel: Netanyahu has the swine flu
Israeli media has reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the swine flu . Netanyahu was due to fly to Germany on Monday for a day of talks with German leaders, but his office issued a statement late Sunday saying that the Israeli leader is sick. Source: Al-Arabiya TV
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