Swine Flu Alert Rises Again: ; Virus Hits at Least 11 States, Sweeps Deeper Into Europe
Charleston Gazette › April 30, 2009
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INSIDE: Q&A on disease 2A
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pledged "great vigilance" in confronting the swine flu outbreak Wednesday night as it spread coast to coast across the U.S. The outbreak hit 11 states and closed schools amid confirmation of the first U.S. death - a Mexican toddler who visited Texas with his family - and the confinement of dozens of Marines after one came down with the disease in California.See the full content of this document
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Swine Flu Alert Rises Again: ; Virus Hits at Least 11 States, Sweeps Deeper Into Europe
Some 100 schools were closed, and more might need to be shut down temporarily, Obama said, declaring, "This is obviously a very serious situation." The total confirmed cases in the U.S. rose to nearly 100, with many more suspected.
He spoke just hours after the Geneva-b...See the full content of this document
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