WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday the threat of spreading swine flu infections is matter of concern but "not a cause for alarm." The United States and other countries across the globe increased their vigilance as the World Health Organization said there are now 40 confirmed cases in the U.S.
That's twice the number previously reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
The WHO, a United Nations agency, said none of the cases in the U.S. has been fatal.
Amid increasing worries about a possible global pandemic, Obama told a gathering of scientists that his administration's Department of Health and Human Services "has declared a public health emergency as a precautionary tool to ensure that we have the resources we need at our disposal to respond quickly and effectively."
That's twice the number previously reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
The WHO, a United Nations agency, said none of the cases in the U.S. has been fatal.
Amid increasing worries about a possible global pandemic, Obama told a gathering of scientists that his administration's Department of Health and Human Services "has declared a public health emergency as a precautionary tool to ensure that we have the resources we need at our disposal to respond quickly and effectively."
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