Jun 11 WHO Declares Global Swine Flu Pandemic By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization on Thursday declared a swine flu pandemic, marking the first worldwide flu epidemic in 41 years. Continue reading
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 18 WHO Officials Focus on Vaccine as H1N1 Spreads By PBS News Hour The H1N1 flu virus will likely continue to spread quickly between people across the globe, the World Health Organization's leader said Monday. 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
May 04 Watch Despite Mounting Cases, Officials Say Swine Flu Is Waning The number of cases of swine flu has grown to more than 1,000, spanning 20 countries, although there is some indication the spread of the virus is declining. Betty Ann Bowser provides an update on the situation. Continue watching
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 29 Watch WHO Raises Alert Level as Swine Flu Continues to Spread The World Health Organization raised the threat level of the swine flu Wednesday and a child died of the illness on U.S. soil. The CDC's Dr. Richard Besser provides an update on the government's response. Continue watching
Apr 27 Resources for Tracking, Avoiding Swine Flu By PBS News Hour As concern about H1N1 flu virus grows around the world, the Web has proven to be a valuable resource for tracking and learning about the disease, but also a means for misinformation to spread. Here are some sites worth checking… 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
May 16 More Rain Threatens Cyclone Victims’ Well-Being By PBS News Hour Survivors of the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta have received little emergency aid from the country's ruling military junta, though government officials insist their relief operations are running smoothly. Continue reading