Swine Flu Watch: Conference Board urges companies to plan for pandemic; Global toll over 700
>>Flu death toll at 700, school closures an option-WHO
The H1N1 virus has killed more than 700 people worldwide since emerging in April, and countries could consider closing schools to slow its spread, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Some 125,000 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported worldwide as of Tuesday, Bhatiasevi told Reuters.
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>>Firms need pandemic crisis plan, report says
Amid reports of H1N1 virus outbreaks at summer camps and the prospect things could get worse this fall, more companies are being warned they need to prepare for a possible pandemic.
The Conference Board of Canada issued a report yesterday urging organizations of all kinds to act while they still have time.
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