SE Asia flu alert

Vietnam: The Southeast Asian countries are focused on the fight against A(H1N1) flu that is threatening life and economy more and more.

In an extraordinary meeting six of the countries of the area got together in Chiang Rai Thai city to discuss measures ready to avoid a second wave of the new flu facing the threat of a possible outbreak of the disease, starting on next November.

Experts of competent organs of Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand analyze the epidemic situation in a three-day meeting that will conclude Friday.

About 30 specialists take part in those debates to control the illness facing the proximity of winter season with participation of the International Organization of the Health Program for Migrants.

In its most recent annual report the World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out a remarkable increasing tendency of this pathogenic in the area where 65 people have died particularly in Thailand and Vietnam.

The health authorities in Hanoi have reported the second death of this new viral flu that has now amount to 1,275 cases confirmed nationwide, 396 of them remain in hospital under treatment. Hanoi, Prensa Latina