Swine flu: ‘All of humanity under threat’, WHO warns

Swine flu: ‘All of humanity under threat’, WHO warns:
"Swine flu: ‘All of humanity under threat’, WHO warns

Murray Wardrop
London Telegraph
Thursday, April 30, 2009

The World Health Organisation has warned that “all of humanity is under threat” from a potential swine flu pandemic and called for “global solidarity” to combat the virus.

The plea came as the WHO raised the swine flu threat awareness level to 5 out of 6, indicating that the world is on the brink of a pandemic.

Holland and Switzerland both confirmed their first cases of swine flu on Thursday, bringing the total number of countries affected around the world to 11.

In Mexico there have been eight confirmed deaths from the virus, with another 160 suspected swine flu fatalities."