The death toll has risen to 150 in Mexico even though only 20 have actually been confirmed as swine flu while tests are still on and a couple of thousands are either six or showing symptoms and signs.
In the United States, the CDC and some states have about 45 cases in New York, 13 in California, 6 in Texas with two recorded so far in Kansas while one cases each have been confirmed in Indiana and Ohio.
In the UK there has been two cases confirmed while there has been a couple others showing symptoms of the swine flu.
And to cap it all the WHO alert is now set at Phase 4 of a possible 6, meaning the flu is spreading accross borders easily but isn't pandemic yet.
To this effect, flights have been cancelled from European countries to Mexico leaving summer vacation plans of alot of people especially in the UK in shambles and everybody that has come back from Mexico undergoing thorough screening and observation.
However, despite the severity of the flu, I still believe there is a media angle to the reporting of the flu most especially in UK!
In the United States, the CDC and some states have about 45 cases in New York, 13 in California, 6 in Texas with two recorded so far in Kansas while one cases each have been confirmed in Indiana and Ohio.
In the UK there has been two cases confirmed while there has been a couple others showing symptoms of the swine flu.
And to cap it all the WHO alert is now set at Phase 4 of a possible 6, meaning the flu is spreading accross borders easily but isn't pandemic yet.
To this effect, flights have been cancelled from European countries to Mexico leaving summer vacation plans of alot of people especially in the UK in shambles and everybody that has come back from Mexico undergoing thorough screening and observation.
However, despite the severity of the flu, I still believe there is a media angle to the reporting of the flu most especially in UK!
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