A new strain of swine flu has raised pandemic concerns – we spoke to an expert

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Gabi Zietsman | Health24 03 Jul 2020, 02:45

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New Virus With Pandemic Potential Discovered in China

According to CNN, Chinese researchers say the G4 virus descends from 2009’s H1N1 swine flu.

  • Researchers have identified a new strain of flu in pigs in China, which could potentially lead to another pandemic
  • The new virus has similar genes to the 2009 strain that spread throughout the world
  • However, local experts assure us that these findings are no cause for panic


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COVID-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

The novel coronavirus is 10 times more deadly than swine flu, also called H1N1, which caused a global pandemic in 2009, the World Health Organization says, calling for control measures to be lifted “slowly”.

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