The spread of H1N1 flu in Australia, Britain, Chile, Japan and Spain has moved the world closer to the top pandemic alert, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
"We are at Phase 5 but are getting closer to Phase 6," Keiji Fukuda, acting WHO assistant director-general, told journalists during a telephone conference.
"There are a number of countries that appear to be in transition, moving from travel-related cases to more established community types of spread," he said.
"We are at Phase 5 but are getting closer to Phase 6," Keiji Fukuda, acting WHO assistant director-general, told journalists during a telephone conference.
"There are a number of countries that appear to be in transition, moving from travel-related cases to more established community types of spread," he said.
