Who not raising pandemic alert level at this time

[kiwibird]

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No evidence to raise pandemic alert level: WHO
Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:29pm EDT

UPDATE 2-No evidence to raise pandemic alert level-WHO
1:24pm EDT

By Jonathan Lynn

GENEVA (Reuters) - No evidence has yet emerged that suggests the World Health Organization (WHO) should raise its pandemic alert to the highest level due to a swine flu outbreak, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. Keiji Fukuda, acting WHO assistant director-general, told reporters Switzerland's Roche Holding AG has indicated it was stepping up production of its antiviral Tamiflu to deal with the infection.

 

[kiwibird]

Re: Who not raising pandemic alert level at this time

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-...30?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true

On Wednesday, the WHO raised its pandemic alert level to phase 5, indicating a global outbreak was imminent. That is a notch below the agency's highest alert level.

"Today that evidence holds steady," Fukuda told reporters.

Moving to phase 6 would require confirmation that the virus is spreading from human to human in a sustained way in a country in another region besides North America.

 

[pablomorgan]

Re: Who not raising pandemic alert level at this time

we should keep watching the UK then.