Swine flu virus should not cause panic, says medical official

JOHN’S, Antigua- There is no cause for panic in Antigua & Barbuda following reports that Barbados has confirmed one death as a result of the H1N1 flu (swine flu) while St Vincent has recorded several cases.
Medical Officer of Health, Dr Oritta Zachariah yesterday said since H1N1 was discovered in Antigua, the virus has never left.
“It is not anything uncommon to us,” Dr Zachariah told OBSERVER media. “We have different strains of the flu virus and H1N1 is one of the few strains that cause influenza, and we have seen that in Antigua since it was first confirmed here.