Source: CCTV.com

05-05-2009 11:23

European finance ministers say there's no evidence the H1N1 flu strain is hurting the European economy. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker chairs monthly meetings of finance ministers from the 16 nations that use the euro currency. He says scientific evidence suggested the flu's impact was manageable.

European finance ministers say there's  no evidence the H1N1 flu strain is hurting the European economy.

Twenty countries have banned imports of pork and other meat in response to the virus, which has killed 26 people. The WHO warns a global epidemic is possible, but says there is no evidence at this time of sustained transmission of the virus in Europe.

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