美国卫生和公众服务部、国土安全部和疾控中心在斯温网络直播e Flu

Today at 1pm EST HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and acting Director of the CDC Richard Besser will be webcast answering questions about Swine Flu from the American people. The webcast will be available atwww.hhs.govand questions can be emailed tohhsstudio@hhs.gov.

The World Health Oraganization has now raised thePandemic Alert Level to Phase 5meaning that they believe there is a “strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.” There currently have been 109 confirmed cases of Swine Flu in the US and one death. Continually updated information on the situation and statistics as well as fact sheets and interim guidance documents can be found on theCDC Swine Flu page at www.cdc.gov/swineflu.