The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared a global influenza pandemic, the first in more than 40 years, after weeks of delay for fear of causing unnecessary public alarm.
By Frances Williams in Geneva and Andrew Jack in London
Published: June 11 2009 14:26 | Last updated: June 12 2009 02:43
The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared a global influenza pandemic, the first in more than 40 years, after weeks of delay for fear of causing unnecessary public alarm.

The World Health Organisation declared a global flu pandemic as Hong Kong ordered all kindergartens and primary schools shut for two weeks after 12 students were confirmed to have caught swine flu