H1N1 flu cases pass 1,000 mark

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UNITED NATIONS | Mon May 4, 2009 2:48pm BST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The number of cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed by the World Health Organisation stands at 1,003 from 20 countries, WHO chief Margaret Chan said Monday.

But, addressing the U.N. General Assembly by videolink from Geneva, Chan said there was "no indication that we are facing a situation similar to that in 1918," when a flu pandemic killed tens of millions.

(Reporting by Patrick Worsnip and Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Bill Trott)
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