WHO releases a report confirming the outbreak and raise the pandemic alert.
Egypt becomes the first country in Africa to report a confirmed case of swine flu to WHO.
the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway.WHO is still working to inform countries exactly what phase 6 means and to avoid a "blossoming of anxiety" once a pandemic is declared.
Swine Flu latest:
MEXICO CITY (The Associated Press)
Mexico has confirmed two more deaths from swine flu, bringing the toll to 108 nationwide.
The Health Department says 6,241 people have been sickened across Mexico, including those who died. The department released the new figures Tuesday.
Mexico says its epidemic has largely subsided, but the confirmed toll has been rising as scientists test a backlog of samples from patients.
Mexico will next month host an international summit on swine flu at the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, the country's health minister said Monday.
Representatives from 40 countries and the directors general of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization will take part in the summit from July 1 to 3, Jose Angel Cordova said in a statement.
A few isolated cases have emerged this month, the last reported on June 3 and the last death on May 31, raising the number of fatalities in Mexico to 106.
The health minister said he may be able to remove a flu alert here later this month.
