Aug 25 Schools Brace for H1N1 Outbreaks As students head back to school, education systems and universities across the country are bracing for potential outbreaks of the H1N1 swine flu and trying to prepare for the unknown. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Other News: Taliban Threat Looms on Eve of Afghan Vote In other news, a wave of fresh attacks struck Afghanistan one day before the nation's second presidential election, and Saudi Arabia announced the arrests of 44 suspected Islamist militants. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch WHO Likely to Declare Swine Flu Pandemic The World Health Organization is expected to declare H1N1 flu a pandemic as the number of cases continues to grow worldwide. Ray Suarez speaks to WHO Director Margaret Chan in Geneva. Continue watching
May 09 As Fears Subside in Mexico, Health Experts Urge Continued Caution By PBS News Hour Senior correspondent Ray Suarez was in Mexico City all week, reporting on the H1N1 flu. In this reporter's notebook that he filed during his flight home, he reports on the next steps for Mexico's government, people and medical community. Continue reading
May 04 Mexico City Slowly Returning to Normal as Flu Threat Recedes By PBS News Hour Life in Mexico City will begin to return to normal this week after much of the city was closed due to the deadly H1N1 flu virus, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said Monday. Continue reading
Apr 30 Swine Flu Prompts Mexico Shut-down, U.S. Stockpiling of Supplies By PBS News Hour Mexico is preparing for a temporary shut down of all non-essential services from May 1 to May 5, in an attempt to slow the spread of the swine flu that is believed to have killed as many as 176 people… Continue reading
Apr 27 WHO Increases Swine Flu Alert Level By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization Monday raised its global alert level for the swine flu virus outbreak from a phase three to a phase four, verifying that the virus is spreading from human to human in community-level outbreaks. Continue reading
Apr 27 Q&A: Understanding Swine Flu By PBS News Hour Key facts on swine flu and what is being done to better understand and combat the virus. Continue reading
Apr 26 U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency over Swine Flu Outbreak By PBS News Hour American officials moved Sunday to implement a broad series of measures aimed at combating an outbreak of swine flu that has sickened 20 in the U.S. and killed more than 80 in Mexico. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Other News: Taliban Leaves Key District in Pakistan In other news, Taliban militants in a strategically significant district of Pakistan left after the military threatened to use force against them and fighting continued between government troops and rebels in Sri Lanka's civil war. Continue watching