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OBAMA DECLARES H1N1 EMERGENCY

October 25th, 2009 by Ravi Matah | Posted in News   Comments Off on OBAMA DECLARES H1N1 EMERGENCY

It has been reported by CNN news channel on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the increase in illness from the H1N1 influenza virus on Friday night. An official of the U.S. Centre for Disease Control says  millions of people across the U.S. have already contracted this virus.
 
Obama’s action allows Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to help health care facilities enact emergency plans to deal with the spread of the virus. (more…)