The World Health Organisation yesterday declared a global influenza pandemic, the first in more than 40 years, after weeks of delay for fear of causing unnecessary public alarm.
“The scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met. I have therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6,” said Margaret Chan, WHO director-general.
“The world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic.”
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