U.S. banking industry leaders are eyeing the events unfolding in the southern hemisphere because of the sweeping infections in countries such as Argentina. Argentina’s private-sector banks announced on July 8 they would join a special public-sector holiday scheduled to begin this past Friday. The death toll in Argentina from swine flu has reached 60, and there are a total of 2,485 confirmed cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared a full blown pandemic level 6, “It adds that credibility to pandemic planning that wasn’t there before””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/h1n1-pandemic-preparing-for-second-wave-a-1621