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President Obama, in a statement this morning, expressed his concerns over the growing Swine Flu outbreak. He urged schools where there are confirmed or suspected cases to strongly consider closing to protect the students.
This from Reuters.
Obama: time for 'utmost' precautions on swine flu
29 Apr 2009 12:27:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the first U.S. death from a new strain of swine flu showed it was time to take "utmost precautions" against its possible spread.
"We are closely and continuously monitoring the emergent cases of this virus throughout the United States," Obama said in remarks at the White House before leaving on a one-day trip to Missouri.
"This is obviously a serious situation. Serious enough to take the utmost precautions," Obama said.
He urged state and local health authorities to be vigilant in detecting and reporting possible new cases and asked schools to consider closing if they have confirmed or suspected cases of the virus.
U.S. officials said on Wednesday that a 23-month-old Texas child had died from the H1N1 virus, the first confirmed death outside Mexico. U.S. officials have confirmed 65 cases of swine flu, most of them mild.
