Author: |Posted: 11:33 am on 01/05/09
Category: World News Blog
LA GLORIA, MEXICO – As we arrived the little Mexican mountain hamlet of La Gloria, where the swine flu epidemic may or may not have begun, we were all a little nervous about infection.
Apparently about 400 people here had suffered serious flu symptoms in the last month or so. And any kind of flu – porcine or not – seems worth avoiding. read more
Author: |Posted: 2:06 pm on 30/04/09
Category: Snowblog
It’s pretty clear from the reaction that our question and answer session last night with the chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, on swine flu answered a lot but begged other questions (see video below).
I can’t really handle many more myself, but we have assembled a panel of experts on the website so hopefully you can get answers here.
The Channel 4 News website is carrying a list of expert replies to your questions – click here.
Author: |Posted: 11:19 am on 30/04/09
Category: World News Blog
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – It’s very hard to eat with a mask on.
Our team in Mexico City are trying very hard to abide by all the hygiene precautions that should help prevent us from catching swine flu.
It feels very rude to refuse to shake the hands of people you are interviewing, but we have been advised to touch no one. read more
Author: |Posted: 6:30 pm on 29/04/09
Category: World News Blog
NEW YORK, USA – America’s first death from the swine virus wasn’t American. A Mexican toddler just under the age of two died at a hospital in Houston after travelling to Texas with his family to visit relatives.
And so with 91 cases in 10 states, President Obama’s facing his first potential health crisis on this, his hundredth day in office – one mistake and it could damage him politically, as Hurricane Katrina did his predecessor. read more
Author: |Posted: 3:55 pm on 29/04/09
Category: Snowblog
An absolute cascade of emails has followed my request to you to send in questions for the chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson.
We’re pretty hopeful he’ll be here to field them on tonight’s Channel 4 news – unless there’s another Cobra crisis meeting or some such. And if there is, we’ll get someone of the same standing.
Keep your questions about the outbreak coming. Either post a comment here or email the show on news@channel4.com read more
Author: |Posted: 4:51 pm on 28/04/09
Category: World News Blog
With the world on swine flu watch, a number of online maps are tracking the spread of the disease. The Google Maps Mania blog rounds up some of the best and most creative efforts.
One of the earliest is this user-generated Google map by “Niman”, which plots suspected, confirmed or probable, and negative incidences read more
Author: |Posted: 11:31 am on 28/04/09
Category: Snowblog
What were your favourite children’s books? That’s the question five of the UK’s finest writers of children’s books have answered today.
Quentin Blake, Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen and Anne Fine are announcing their lists at a lunch today for 100 10-year-olds.
