Flu pandemic remains at level 5 of 6

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that H1N1 flu is not yet spreading in a sustained way outside North America, so the global pandemic level remains at 5 out of 6. WHO Director General Margaret Chan last week raised the alert level to 5 - indicating a pandemic is imminent - and is waiting for evidence the new strain has taken hold outside the Americas before declaring a pandemic is under way. A move to Phase 6 would speed up efforts already under way to produce and distribute antiviral drugs and vaccines. The virus has killed 42 people in Mexico and two in the United States, according to the WHO's latest tally. Many of the 2,371 people with confirmed infections have had relatively mild symptoms similar to the seasonal flu. The WHO recommended that governments of different countries should do all they can to get ready for possible infections with the Influenza A (H1N1) strain, which spreads through coughs, sneezes, and air droplets.

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