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Swine flu - around the world


28.04.09

Mexico 152 suspected deaths from swine flu, of which 20 were confirmed cases, with a further 1,614 suspected cases

US 50 confirmed cases, including 28 pupils at a New York school who have tested positive, with six further cases in Texas and two in California

Canada Six confirmed cases following tests

New Zealand Three confirmed cases

Britain Two confirmed cases — a newlywed couple in Scotland who had been on honeymoon to Mexico

Spain Two confirmed cases

Israel Two confirmed cases

Countries with suspected cases: Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Australia, South Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, the
Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and the Irish Republic

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Has everyone lostg their little minds? Pandemics are being predicted for a disease that, so far, has killed exactly no one outside Mexico -- and some reports say that even the 150-death toll there cannot be entirely, or even mostly, attributed to swine flu. Most non-Mexico cases also appear to be accompanied by rather mild symptoms. It's worth remembering that the world's population is something like 6 billion, and that even Mexico's is 90 million. For heaven's sake, let's get things in some sort of proportion here.

- Al Webb, Croughton, Northamptonshire


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