WHO Raises Alarm over 1 000 New Swine Flu Cases

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WHO Raises Alarm over 1 000 New Swine Flu Cases

World | May 16, 2009, Saturday

The World Health Organization has announced almost a thousand new cases of the

new flu virus A(H1N1) worldwide in a day.

Thus, the number of the infected has reached 8 541 people in 36 countries. Seven

new deaths of the new virus were registered overnight bringing the total global

death toll to 72.

The greatest number of new cases have appeared in the USA, followed by Mexico

where A(H1N1) started. Two new countries appeared Saturday on the WHO swine flu

list - Peru and Ecuador.

100 cases of swine flu have been registered in Spain, 78 - in the UK, 14 - in

France, and 14 - in Germany. Five cases have already been registered in Belgium.

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