WHO warns against blocking A / H1N1 flu

The spread of this dangerous virus around the world today is unstoppable, the World Health Organization Director-General warned when speaking at the opening of a forum in Mexico about the prevention of A / H1N1 flu. .

" As we are seeing now, with more than 100 countries reporting outbreaks, the continued spread of the world is unstoppable ," Dr Chan said.

She emphasized that most patients have mild symptoms and complete recovery within a week. However, some exceptions such as pregnant women and those with available health problems need to be closely monitored because if they have the flu, they are at higher risk of complications.

" One of our biggest challenges is helping people understand when they don't need to worry about fear and when they have to be hospitalized ," WHO Director-General said.

The conference in Cancun took place in two days with the participation of leaders and experts from 50 countries to discuss strategies to combat influenza A / H1N1. Two months have passed since the first alarm on the disease and since then, H1N1 has appeared in more than 100 countries, infected more than 70,000 people and claimed the lives of more than 300 patients. Around the world.

General Director of Margaret Chan World Health Organization.(Photo: AP)

Anxiety increased as the peak of the flu season forced many South American countries to declare emergency medical conditions. Paraguay has just announced the first death while in Argentia, schools require students to stay home and pregnant women are allowed to take two weeks off work to prevent disease.

The hopeful and conference delegates in Cancun will address many issues, contributing to limiting the rate of flu spread globally. However, many people are concerned that pharmaceutical companies are still unable to produce an effective vaccine.

Elsewhere, Japan's Health Ministry has just announced the first A / H1N1 flu patient to be resistant to Tamiflu in the country. It was a woman in Osaka who was recovering after switching to Ralenza. This is the second case against Tamiflu in less than a week. The previous case was in Denmark, women and Ralenza also proved effective in this patient.