Giovani donne cinesi indossare maschere contro l'influenza A(H1N1) a piedi in strada a Pechino in Cina, 8 novembre 2009. H1N1 si è diffuso rapidamente in Cina dal
Young Chinese women wearing masks against the H1N1 flu walk in the street in Beijing, China, 8 November 2009. H1N1 has spread quickly in China since September into provinces and areas previously free of the disease, becoming the dominant flu strain in the country, the health ministry said. An estimated 80 percent of flu cases reported in China this winter are of the H1N1 strain, Mao Qunan, a ministry spokesman, said at a briefing broadcast online Tuesday (10 November 2009). Going at this rate, we expect the flu season to last until March, he said. The virus has spread to all 31 provinces and municipalities in China, with 47, 500 cases including 6 deaths, according to a November 2 statement from the health ministry. China, which ordered 42 million doses of H1N1 vaccine from domestic producers, has begun inoculating its citizens, the nations disease control center said last month. The outbreak is within control, so there is no need for the public to panic, Mao said.
