RAWALPINDI - A medical officer of a local hospital in Gujjar Khan, who is infected with swine flu, has been shifted to Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi.Dr Mehboob Alam had Swine Flue a few days ago and was admitted to a local hospital in Gujjar Khan. He was being treated there but was shifted to ...

At least 4,735 people have been killed by swine flu since the viral disease was detected in April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a latest update. Of all the deaths, 3,406 occurred in the Americas, 530 occurred in South-East Asia and 432 occurred in the West Pacific. Europe, East ...

The global swine flu death toll has reached 3,486, up 281 from a week ago, the World Health Organisation said Friday. In its weekly data published on its website, the UN health agency said the number of deaths since the A(H1N1) virus was uncovered in April rose by 281 from 3,205 a week ago. The ...

The World Health Organisation said Friday that at least 2,837 people had died from swine flu virus infections. "There are now at least 2,837 deaths attributable to pandemic H1N1," said Gregory Hartl, spokesman for the UN health agency. The data mark an increase of 652 deaths from the last toll of ...

Fiji has recorded its first positive case of swine flu and more infections are expected to surface in the near future, the World Health Organization said Saturday. Another 41 people in Fiji are being treated by the government health services as suspected cases of the A(H1N1) virus. "Although the ...

A Kuwaiti health official says all 18 U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered and left this oil-rich U.S. ally. The official, Youssef Mandakar, said Sunday the soldiers entered Kuwait by air and didn't have any contact with the local population. He said their cases were ''mild'' and ...

Germany confirmed its first case of swine flu on Wednesday, the eighth country where the virus has been found, but reported deaths remained confined to Mexico nearly a week after the threat of a pandemic emerged. Mexico's government says up to 159 people have been killed by the virus there. Cases ...

Crude prices continued to decline during Asian trade Tuesday amid worries that an outbreak of swine flu globally would hurt air travel, thereby reducing oil demand, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for June delivery, dropped 20 cents to 49.94 dollars a barrel. Brent North ...

Mexico's federal health secretary says the number of suspected swine flu cases in Mexico has risen to 1,614,including 103 deaths. Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova says authorities are still trying to confirm how many were caused by the deadly new virus strain, which has shown up in as many as ...

Fears of a global swine flu pandemic grew with new infections in the United States and Canada, and millions of Mexicans hid indoors to avoid a virus that has already killed103 people. While the only deaths have been in Mexico, the flu is spreading with cases in the United States and Canada, and ...

As part of urgent steps taken to curb the spread of swine flu in the country, UAE's health ministry has issued a circular to the hospitals and doctors asking them to be fully prepared to deal with any potential cases related to the disease. "Currently there is no actual threat of swine flu to the ...