Swine flu becomes a pandemic

Swine flu has officially become a pandemic. With 29,000 people infected worldwide and 144 deaths, it has grown to a level where its spread cannot be stopped. The spread of the virus is now truly global covering every continent and any possibility of containing the disease is now deemed impossible.

The WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan added, ‘we are now satisfied that this virus is spreading to a number of countries and is not stoppable.’
Even though its pandemic level has changed, it doesn’t mean that the virus is any more virulent. It only reflects the extent of its transmission.