Swine Flu Cases in Australia QUADRUPLED in a week
June 11th, 2009
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Australia rose to more than 1,000 and Victoria (Southern part of Australia) has about 87% of Australia’s cases.
Authorities in Victoria will focus on managing anti- influenza medication to confirmed cases. People with confirmed Swine Flu infection will have to isolate themselves for three days.
New South Wales, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory have said children who travel to Melbourne should stay away from school for a week on their return home. Queensland and Tasmania will follow the same conditions for children who are returning from any part of Victoria.
Until now, there are about 16 schools have been closed across Australia in response to the outbreak.
Australia now has the highest number of confirmed cases of Swine Flu (H1N1 influenza) outside of North America, due to this sustained community transmission outside the Americas, it would give the WHO the evidence it needs to declare a pandemic.
