WHO has left its six-level pandemic alert scale unchanged at phase five. Phase five signals a pandemic is “imminent,” phase six signals a “impminent” There are 26,563 infections, including 140 deaths, that have been reported to the health agency from 73 countries. Fukuda says the role of severity of the disease has not come into the picture. Fukuda points in particular to the situation in Inuit communities in Canada, where a disproportionate number of serious cases are being reported.”]
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