WHO declares first 21st century flu pandemic on Thursday, June 11, 2009. The first since 1968!

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Muntinlupa mayor allays fears of flu spread

MANILA, Philippines—Residents of Muntinlupa City should not panic that the dreaded swine flu virus could spread like wildfire even if the first person confirmed to have the influenza A (H1N1) virus was confined in a hospital within the city, Mayor Aldrin San Pedro said Friday.

A special facility aimed at containing the virus has been set up at the Ospital ng Muntinlupa for suspected swine flu patients who will eventually be transferred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) for A (H1N1) testing and possible confinement. The RITM is in Muntinlupa.

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