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he worldwide tally for the fast-spreading swine flu, or H1N1 influenza virus, stands at 705 cases Saturday.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama said his administration is acting "quickly and aggressively" to avert "the potential for a pandemic" of the new flu strain. In Hong Kong, officials quarantined 350 people inside a hotel after a guest came down with the first reported case of the virus in Asia. The ailing guest, a tourist from Mexico, was hospitalized in stable condition.
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France reported its first two confirmed cases on Friday.
Speaking on TF1 television, French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said the patients, a 49-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, both recently returned from Mexico. They have been hospitalized at two Paris hospitals and are "doing well," she said.
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In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama said his administration is acting "quickly and aggressively" to avert "the potential for a pandemic" of the new flu strain. In Hong Kong, officials quarantined 350 people inside a hotel after a guest came down with the first reported case of the virus in Asia. The ailing guest, a tourist from Mexico, was hospitalized in stable condition.
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GALLERY: Photos from the outbreak from around the globe
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France reported its first two confirmed cases on Friday.
Speaking on TF1 television, French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot said the patients, a 49-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, both recently returned from Mexico. They have been hospitalized at two Paris hospitals and are "doing well," she said.
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