DOZENS of Australians are now being tested for swine flu

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25399245-601,00.html

DOZENS of Australians are now being tested for swine flu as part of a national response to the virus, which was described by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today as an "evolving threat".

Although there are not yet any confirmed cases of swine flu in Australia, authorities in have quarantined 12 people in South Australia, while the number of people being tested in NSW has risen to 10, NSW Health says.

Four Sydney residents and one person from the Central Coast were on Monday being tested for suspected swine flu, but two of those people have now been cleared.


However, more suspected cases of swine flu have since emerged to bring the current total to 10 across the state, NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant told reporters.

“These people would have been to Mexico, the US or Canada and obviously we are monitoring their situations closely,” she said.

Dr Chant said the test results for those 10 people should be available within 24 hours.

Of the 16 potential cases in southeast Queensland, six have been cleared and 10 are awaiting news, including two women taken off a Qantas flight from Los Angeles that landed in Brisbane this morning.

[babylonsister]

1. Are you trying to blow this up? Why would this be good? Are we being too

lackadaisacal? I don't know.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Rhetorical question

is posting news articles from legit news sources, blowing things up?

As to the States, we are seeing interesting responses, but closing borders would be stupid at this point

Last week yes, now, it is here.

NC has also ordered mandatory quarantines for people suspected, and schools are closing in some places

Now if we had a NATIONAL HEATLH SERVICE we could order those tests

:-)

[aquart]

3. We know it's expanding in New York.

CBS announced a case in Manhattan this evening. Also, more St. Francis people came down with it as of this morning.

There would have been days before people realized anything was out of the normal, days of shopping in local supermarkets, going to work on the subway.

On edit: NBC is announcing that New York is testing a public grade school PS 177 blocks from St. Francis. Also, someone from Ernst and Young in the city.