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U.N. chief urges global cooperation on new flu as No. of patients rise+
NEW YORK, May 6 Kyodo - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called for global solidarity Tuesday in efforts to contain a new influenza as the number of infected people and death toll keep rising around the world.
The U.N. will ask governments ''to reach agreement on sharing of samples of
viral and other materials, as well as data on outbreaks, as well as agree to
establish coordinated long-term financing mechanisms for supporting poorer
countries so that they are able to build their defenses against global health
threats,'' Ban said during a monthly press conference.
He said the current flu outbreak is another reminder of how much countries are
interconnected and ''a threat to one country is a threat to all, requiring a
collective global response.''
He also said countries are asked to ensure that the World Health Organization
have sufficient resources, while restraining themselves from unnecessary
restrictions on trade and travel.
Ban made the call at a time when the number of people infected with the new flu
virus and the number of deaths from the disease keep increasing.
The United States reported Tuesday that a Texas woman infected with the H1N1
virus had died, becoming the first American resident and the second fatal case
on its soil, following the death of a 23-month-old Mexican child who was
visiting southern Texas in late April.
The woman was a 33-year-old school teacher, according to U.S. media, and had
been in hospital since April 14.
In Hawaii, the state government confirmed the same day that the virus has hit
the islands. Three residents on Oahu Island contracted the virus, although they
have already recovered.
The three are a married couple and a child from a separate family. One of the
couple had taken trip to Texas recently, while the child had visited
California.
The U.S. Navy reported separately Tuesday that a sailor on the San Diego-based
navy ship Dubuque was found to have contracted the H1N1 virus and about 50 of
its 420 crew members were complaining of flu symptoms, prompting the Navy to
halt its mission.
Meanwhile, in Mexico where the epidemic originated, the number of patients
confirmed to be infected with the virus reached 942 and the death toll rose to
29 by Tuesday, said Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordoba.
The number of infected cases in Canada rose by 25 to 165 and to 73 in Spain,
respective governments reported.
==Kyodo
The U.N. will ask governments ''to reach agreement on sharing of samples of
viral and other materials, as well as data on outbreaks, as well as agree to
establish coordinated long-term financing mechanisms for supporting poorer
countries so that they are able to build their defenses against global health
threats,'' Ban said during a monthly press conference.
He said the current flu outbreak is another reminder of how much countries are
interconnected and ''a threat to one country is a threat to all, requiring a
collective global response.''
He also said countries are asked to ensure that the World Health Organization
have sufficient resources, while restraining themselves from unnecessary
restrictions on trade and travel.
Ban made the call at a time when the number of people infected with the new flu
virus and the number of deaths from the disease keep increasing.
The United States reported Tuesday that a Texas woman infected with the H1N1
virus had died, becoming the first American resident and the second fatal case
on its soil, following the death of a 23-month-old Mexican child who was
visiting southern Texas in late April.
The woman was a 33-year-old school teacher, according to U.S. media, and had
been in hospital since April 14.
In Hawaii, the state government confirmed the same day that the virus has hit
the islands. Three residents on Oahu Island contracted the virus, although they
have already recovered.
The three are a married couple and a child from a separate family. One of the
couple had taken trip to Texas recently, while the child had visited
California.
The U.S. Navy reported separately Tuesday that a sailor on the San Diego-based
navy ship Dubuque was found to have contracted the H1N1 virus and about 50 of
its 420 crew members were complaining of flu symptoms, prompting the Navy to
halt its mission.
Meanwhile, in Mexico where the epidemic originated, the number of patients
confirmed to be infected with the virus reached 942 and the death toll rose to
29 by Tuesday, said Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordoba.
The number of infected cases in Canada rose by 25 to 165 and to 73 in Spain,
respective governments reported.
==Kyodo
