The spread of swine flu has taken its toll on human health and economic performance, adding to the complexity of the global economic downturn.
The first death outside Mexico has been confirmed in the U.S., signalling that other affected countries might soon see deaths caused by the virus.
The WHO has raised the alert level to phase four, indicating that the virus is transmitted from human to human, and community-level outbreaks are possible.
Except in Mexico, panic among the public is not yet seen. But it has shaken the global stock market, which has responded the quickest on the fear of potential pandemic of the virus as warned by the WHO.
However, swine flu has incurred not only bad news for travel and tourism sectors, it also brings business for pharmaceuticals, especially those producing antiviral medicine.
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