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Swine Flu Pandemic...

Today the WHO made a statement that the swine flu virus has pandemic potential because it is infecting people. (A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that spreads through populations across a large region.)

The committee concluded that it needed more information about the outbreak before any decision could be made about raising the pandemic alert status, which is currently Level 3, meaning very limited spread of virus from person to person.

"We can't escape the air," said Antonio Gonzáles, 56, who wore a surgical mask outside a public hospital. "If it was something in the food, we'd have a chance."