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WHO moving to long-term response on pandemic flu
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is switching to a long-term response to influenza (A) H1N1 from emergency reaction to the outbreak, the head of the agency said Thursday.
The WHO has decided to raise its pandemic alert to phase 6 on a six-point scale because of the outbreak of the disease, widely known as swine flu. A formal announcement is due shortly.
"With today's announcement, WHO moves from an emergency to a longer-term response," WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in a note to all agency staff, obtained by Reuters.
(Reporting by Laura MacInnis; Editing by Jonathan Lynn)
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