Obama was right when he said there is no reason to panic with this situation. It makes sense to be aware and cautious but most of this is simply taking normal precautions and washing your hands. Global travel is so easy that something such as this flu can spread around the world quickly. Yesterday the first report of a non-US/Mexico case emerged in Spain and today there are reports from other countries. In Mexico, the trend is moving in the right direction. More from the AP:
Fifty cases — none fatal and most of them mild — were confirmed in the United States. Including the New Zealand, Israeli and new Spanish reports, there were 92 confirmed cases worldwide on Tuesday. That included six in Canada, one in Spain and two in Scotland.
Symptoms include a fever of more than 100, coughing, joint aches, severe headache and, in some cases, vomiting and diarrhea.
Amid the alarm, there was a spot of good news. The number of new cases reported by Mexico's largest government hospitals has been declining the past three days, Cordova said, from 141 on Saturday to 119 on Sunday and 110 Monday.
