Published: Sunday May 10, 2009 MYT 12:44:00 PM
Updated: Sunday May 10, 2009 MYT 1:54:12 PM
A (H1N1) flu : 53 deaths and 4, 150 confirmed cases in 29 countries
UNITED NATIONS: A total 53 people have died due to Influenza A (H1N1) infection worldwide, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO) and government officials.
Of the number 48 deaths were recorded in Mexico, three in the US, one in Canada and one in Costa Rica. One of those who died in the US was a toddler from Mexico.
Officials said the Canadian, US and Costa Rican victims also had other underlying medical conditions.
Confirmed cases stand over 4,150 people in 29 countries, including at least 1,626 in Mexico, 2,254 in the US and 281 in Canada.
Washington state health officials say a man in his 30’s is the first person in the state to die from what appears to be complications of swine flu. The man, in his 30's with underlying heart conditions, died last week.
Japan reported its first four cases of a teacher and three students who had been on a high school trip to Canada and are now ill.
Canadian officials said Saturday that almost 500 hogs quarantined on an Alberta farm after they were diagnosed with swine flu have been culled because of overcrowding.
Japan reported its first four confirmed cases. A teacher and three teenagers were returning from Canada. Australia reported its first confirmed case Saturday.
President Barack Obama sought to reassure Hispanics that swine flu won’t lead to epidemic of discrimination in the United States just because Mexico has been the centre of the outbreak.
Mexico’s United Nations envoy says nations need common rules for responding to flu outbreaks to prevent discrimination and unfair trade restrictions; says Mexicans unfairly singled out.
WHO says up to two billion people could be infected by swine flu if outbreak turns into pandemic over months or years. But WHO flu chief Keiji Fukuda says it’s too early to tell how widespread or severe the outbreak will become.
High schools, universities, dance halls, cinemas and bars have reopened across Mexico. Primary schools will reopen next week.
About one in 10 Americans have stopped hugging and kissing close friends or relatives because of concerns about swine flu, according to a Harvard study.
CDC says only about 10% of Americans with swine flu are believed to have gotten it during trips to Mexico. -- AP
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