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ASEAN to be prepared to prevent swine flu spread
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-27 22:22

ASEAN to be prepared to prevent swine flu spread
A medical staff member wearing a protective mask stands in an assessment area for patients with symptoms of respiratory illnesses at a hospital in Singapore April 27, 2009. Countries around the world have moved to contain the spread of a possible pandemic after a new swine flu outbreak killed 103 people in Mexico. Twenty cases have been identified in the United States and six in Canada, with no deaths reported. [Agencies]