WHO coordinating with China to assess new swine flu strain


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The World Health Organisation (WHO) is coordinating with the Chinese authorities to hold a proper assessment on a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu that was reportedly spreading among pig farm workers in that country.

"Our system also detects this outbreak and we are now starting to question about this virus,” WHO regional director for the Western Pacific Dr Takeshi Kasai told reporters at the joint virtual World Economic Forum-WHO Western Pacific region media briefing Wednesday (July 1).

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