A school is a crowded place. Such a place is not only a hotbed for flu viruses, but also one that rumours spread the fastest.

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Health Minister, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai should explain why Malaysia’s A (H1N1) death rate is four times the global case fatality rate.

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will discuss with Health Ministry officials the possibility of releasing information on hot spots or locations with rampant Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the country.

An artist prepares an idol of Lord Ganesh holding devotees wearing surgical masks, to create awareness of the H1N1 flu in Bangalore, India.

Foreign media generally keep their hands off Malaysian news. Nevertheless, the recent views of a Malaysian doctor have travelled across mountains and oceans.

Seven more deaths relating to Influenza A(H1N1) were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the death toll in the country to 51.

The influenza A (H1N1) mortality rate in Malaysia is close to 2% instead of the 0.1% to 0.4% as estimated by the Health Ministry. It reflects an unusual phenomenon.

MUMBAI(AFP) - Indian authorities on Wednesday ordered all schools and colleges in the vast city of Mumbai to shut for a week over fears about the spread of swine flu.

SAN JOSE (AFP) - Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and mediator in the Honduran political crisis, said on Tuesday he had contracted swine flu.

Eight more deaths relating to Influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed Sunday, bringing the death toll to 26 in the country