President: Situation in Brazil stays calm despite flu cases

Source: Xinhua | 05-09-2009 11:32

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's President said on Friday that the situation in the country is calm, despite the confirmation of A/H1N1 flu cases.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the government is taking all the necessary steps to prevent the A/H1N1 flu virus from spreading in the country.

Brazil's health authorities confirmed two more cases of A/H1N1 flu on Friday, including the first contagion in the country, bringing the total number of infection cases detected to six.

The president said Brazil will keep on fulfilling the determinations of the World Health Organization (WHO), and continue the watch on the international airports.

He stressed that Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao has assured him the virus is not circulating in Brazil, and that the confirmation of the flu cases will not have an impact on the Brazilian economy.

The WHO decided on Friday to keep its global pandemic alert at level 5, which indicates an imminent pandemic.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei