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EU Health Commissioner Advises Against Travel To Swine Flu Areas

by AlvarezGalloso | April 27, 2009 at 05:22 am

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The EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vasilliou has issued an advisory against non-essential travel to areas affected by swine flu. In the UK, one person in Manchester is currently hospitalized for flu like symptoms while the Health Protection Agency has developed an algorithm for detection of flu like symptoms.

This comes at a time when Spain has reported a swine flu case and Portugal issues a swine flu advisory.

Nepal and Indonesia have been the latest countries to issue a Swine Flu Advisory in response to the growing pandemic. Russia has banned the imports of meat from Mexico, Kansas, Texas, and California. Russia has also started to quarrantine visitors from North America if they have flu like symptoms.

Thailand has installed infrared cameras at the Bangkok Suvarnabuhmi International Airport to detect unusual body temperature with Singapore doing the same. Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, and Costa Rica have announced measures.

Venezuela has advised against travel to Mexico and the USA. Bolivia has announced quarrantine measures. Ecuador and Uruguay have followed suit. Guatemala has issued a preventive alert for those entering from Mexico and the USA.

Honduras and Nicaragua have announced "preventive measures" in their countries.

In the USA, schools have been closed in California, Texas, and New York. President Obama in one report tested negative for Swine Flu. In Florida, the underwriter has seen people take necessary precautions with one store selling masks. People returned from Mexico with masks on their faces. The report from Florida has been based on eyewitness account and photos may follow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8020222.stm

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/04/27/189s479229.htm

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http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/04/27/1821s479111.htm

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/04/27/1821s479153.htm

http://cbs4.com/health/swine.flu.new.2.995062.html

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/04/27/1821s479154.htm

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Vinny

at 05:46 on April 27th, 2009

The suspected case in Manchester is a visitor from Canada it is not known if she has been to Mexico recently.

AlvarezGalloso

at 05:53 on April 27th, 2009

Thanks for your comments and recommendations.

Vinny

at 07:31 on April 27th, 2009

A buisinessman and his family from Northamptonshire, England have tested negative for swine flu.

Vinny

at 07:51 on April 27th, 2009

It has just been announced in the UK House of Commons that there have been 25 possible cases of swine flu reported in the UK, out of those 8 have tested negative.

Vinny

at 09:29 on April 27th, 2009

2 cases of swine flu have now been confirmed in the UK.

mudricky

at 11:54 on April 27th, 2009

NP covarage: Swine Flu confirmed in UK

AlvarezGalloso

at 10:01 on April 27th, 2009

Thanks. Please feel free to continue with the updates. In America: we have about 40 cases reported as per the CDC in Atlanta Georgia. See the webpage:

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

AlvarezGalloso

at 11:27 on April 27th, 2009

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/04/27/2001s479266.htm

According to the CRI English website, the Polish Minister of Health Ewa Kopacz declares that there is sufficient reserves for the Swine Flu Vaccine. The Minsiter of Health also issued a travel advisory for the regions involved in the Swine Flu.