The new influenza virus, which has spread from Mexico to 40 other countries, moved nearer to the Philippines Wednesday after its northern neighbor, Taiwan, reported the island’s first confirmed case of swine flu.
The A(H1N1) virus continued to make inroads in Asia and Latin America on Wednesday, with the number of infections in Japan rising to 232 and the outbreak affecting a third western prefecture.
The Philippines remains free of the new flu virus, but health authorities are not taking any chances. The Department of Health (DoH) Wednesday ordered all government agencies to prepare for a flu outbreak in the country and draw up emergency measures.
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