Once the election was over, authorities in several provinces declared health emergencies as deaths from swine flu rose to 35.
The number of new cases of swine flu rose to 27,000 in the last week, up from 18,000 during the previous week.
Officials closed Shanghai's poultry market on Friday and slaughtered more than 20,000 birds as the death toll from a new outbreak of bird flu rose to six.
You would think that if medical professionals could distinguish between states of alarm the swine flu rose from a level four to a level five yesterday they could also agree on procedures to deal with cases like ours.
In Mexico, the number of confirmed cases of the flu rose to 99 from 49, and the number of deaths from confirmed cases of the flu was increased to 8. The number of suspected cases is much higher.
You would think that if medical professionals could distinguish between states of alarm--the swine flu rose from a level four to a level five yesterday--they could also agree on procedures to deal with cases like ours.
With the specter of swine flu rising, companies have yet another reason to consider holding their meetings virtually rather than sending executives on planes.
He and his colleagues observed the obvious: rates of "acute respiratory tract infections" (colds and flu) rise in the fall and winter.
PAGE A8 FLU TOLL RISES IN ARGENTINA The death toll from swine flu continued to rise in Argentina as President Cristina Fern?ez de Kirchner said she would not rule out closing major public venues where the flu could spread more quickly.
At the same time the industry is vulnerable to outside shocks, such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, outbreaks of illnesses such as SARS or bird flu, and rises in the oil price.
