Australia government says H1N1 total jumps to 103
CANBERRA May 26 (Reuters) - Australia's number of confirmed H1N1 cases jumped to 103 on Thursday and the government said it would buy 10 million extra anti-viral treatments.
"We are working very hard to contain this," Health Minister Nicola Roxon told journalists in Canberra after the confirmed number of cases jumped from 61.
Roxon said anti-viral treaments would be purchased from pharmaceutical company CSL Ltd (CSL.AX), adding to an existing government stockpile. (Reporting by Rob Taylor)
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