WHO Chief Calls for Continued Vigilance on H1N1 Flu
VOANews.com
Ron Corben | Bangkok07 September 2010
Photo: AP – World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan (File Photo)
The chief of the World Health Organization warns communities to be vigilant so they can limit the effects of H1N1 flu outbreaks. The warning comes ashealth ministers and officials from the Asia-Pacific region are meeting in Bangkok.
World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan says the H1N1 flu virus has weakened, but remains a serious health risk. She urged health officials around the world to be on guard for fresh outbreaks.
Although the WHO no longer considers the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, a pandemic disease, Chan says outbreaks will go on for some time.
