The World Health Organization (WHO), Assistant Director-General, Fukuda said on 9 November, WHO increasingly approaching announced an influenza pandemic, but first want to make sure that all is ready, avoid panic.
Fukuda on influenza a H1N1 influenza virus continues to spread.
Following the outbreak of April in North America, Australia after extensive outbreaks have been around 1000 cases.Outside North America confirmed large crowd diffusion, will promote flu alert level from the current 5-level rose to the top-grade 6.
Fukuda said in a conference call: "in the past few days the situation varies greatly, very close to the influenza pandemic, or we are increasingly approaching announced a flu pandemic.
”He said it would alert level to 6-level description of a new influenza spread of geographic range.
"This does not mean that the severity of the situation, or had serious increase in the number and proportion of increase than now.
”In his view, declare influenza pandemic is not merely made an announcement that simple.
Who must ensure that countries have the capacity to cope with new situations, properly handle public reactions."One of the key problem is that we want people to know that after an influenza pandemic will not be ' excessive panic '.
We want them to know that the current outbreak is still relatively modest and so on. ”He stated that who and its 193 Member States is intensifying the measures taken, such as the development of vaccines, antiviral stockpiling.
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