The Youth and Sports Ministry has no intention of postponing the Asean Para Games (KL 09) next week despite the threat posed by the influenza A (H1N1) virus.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Friday the influenza A (H1N1) has become a serious threat to the nation and advised the people not to attend gatherings in public places

The World Health Organisation moved to reassure the public about the safety of pandemic flu vaccines on Thursday, emphasising that rigorous precautions were taken despite the speed of their development.

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A parent concerned over red tape in tackling H1N1 in schools.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in to a second presidential term Wednesday with a call for the divided nation to "join hands," but it was greeted by protests in the streets and snubs inside Iran's parliament.

No death from Influenza A (H1N1) was reported in the last 24 hours up to 8 a.m. today (4 August) but 14 new cases were detected, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

HANOI (AFP) - Vietnam on Tuesday reported its first A(H1N1) fatality after a 29-year-old woman in the southern coastal province of Khanh Hoa died from the disease, a provincial health spokesman said.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Fifty-one more swine flu-related US deaths were reported in the United States Friday over the previous week, bringing the toll to 353 in the country worst affected by the global pandemic.

National Service (NS) camps in the peninsula have so far been ordered to close due to the trainees showing signs of influenza A (H1N1) infection.

The Influenza A(H1N1) recorded its fourth death when a 20 year-old Malaysian woman died at the Melaka Hospital yesterday morning, Director General of Health Tan Sri Ismail Merican announced in Putrajaya today (29 July).