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The World Health Organisation has upgraded swine flu to global pandemic status, lifting the A(H1N1) virus to phase six on the alert level. Swine flu is the first global influenza pandemic since the Hong Kong influenza, more than 40 years ago. However, the escalation merely reflects the spread of the virus, now in more than [...]
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With more than 27,000 confirmed cases of swine flu in 74 countries, the A(H1N1) virus is set to be declared an official global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Currently at phase five on the pandemic scale, if swine flu is elevated to phase six it would require largescale production of vaccines. Phase six [...]
...read moreCases of swine flu have now been confirmed in 73 countries, according to the latest World Health Organisation figures, with more than 25,000 people infected and 139 deaths. Fourteen deaths from the A(H1N1) disease were reported at the weekend. New countries to notify WHO of swine flu cases are: the Cayman Islands, Dominica, the United [...]
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As the confirmed cases of swine flu in Australia rocketed past 600 yesterday, the Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has warned the “hysteria” over the A(H1N1) virus will undermine the tourism sector. Already struggling through the global financial crisis, ATEC managing director Matthew Hingerty urged politicians and the media to keep things in perspective. “My [...]
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A cruise ship that departed Sydney on May 24 carrying 2,000 passengers has been turned away from its destination at New Caledonia due to suspected swine flu cases after five passengers were reported as suffering from flu-like symptoms. “We reported that some people onboard had flu-like symptoms,” said Carnival Australia spokesman Anthony Fisk. “We anchored [...]
...read moreAfter more than 300 cases of swine flu were confirmed in Australia, NSW health authorities need to decide whether to quarantine the 2,500 people on board the cruise ship Pacific Dawn in Sydney Harbour today. A child who had come into contact with a passenger was rushed to hospital last night with flu-like symptoms. Results [...]
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Cruise ships entering NSW waters will be treated as if there is swine flu on board after the A(H1N1) virus was found among passengers on a vessel. Quarantine protocols tightened following criticism of authorities after they allowed 2,000 passengers from the Pacific Dawn to undergo a voluntary quarantine procedure despite a suspected outbreak. State Health [...]
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The Asia-Pacific region confirmed a number of swine flu cases at the weekend, with 16 confirmed cases in Australia and a number across China, Hong Kong, the Philippines and South Korea. South Korea’s confirmed cases more than doubled as 11 new cases brought the total number of infected person to 21. Of the 11 new [...]
...read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith has pledged $3 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to combat swine flu. The funds will go towards improving detection of the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as human swine influenza, as well as surveillance and emergency preparations for outbreaks in developing countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Half [...]
...read moreA spokesperson for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named the swine flu outbreak as an international event that could see the continuation of the global recession. IMF first deputy managing director John Lipsky said the risks inherent in the new virus were hard to predict but may have “notable economic effects” and warned that [...]
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