The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless to count every case. It also added that it has become nearly impossible for health authorities to keep count of individual cases, which have mostly been mild, as the virus spreads.
The new flu strain can be treated by antivirals such as Tamiflu or Relenza , but many patients recover without medical treatment.
So far India has reported over 250 HIN1 positive cases, but fortunately there have been no deaths yet.
The WHO will no longer issue global tables showing the numbers of confirmed cases for all countries which stood at 94,512 cases with 429 deaths as per the last update on 6 July.
WHO recommended that countries should still test a limited number of virus samples weekly to confirm that disease is actually due to the pandemic virus and to monitor any virological changes that may be important for the development of vaccines.
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