Paranoia: City ERs Flooded With Swine Flu Fears
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New Yorkers were able to breathe a breath of fresh air Friday when Mayor Michael Bloomberg said there were no new confirmed cases of the swine flu, or what officials calling the H1N1 virus. Yet plenty of people are still afraid the virus is spreading, causing a paranoia that’s clogging up the system at local hospitals
During an afternoon news conference, Bloomberg and City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said those who had come down with the swine flu in New York City were on the mend and probable cases appear to have only minor flu symptoms.
“What we’re reassured by is we haven’t seen severe illness. That is what we had been very concerned about. It doesn’t mean we won’t, but it’s reassuring a week in that we haven’t seen a single case of severe illness with flu,” said Frieden. “But we do expect to see it continue spreading in the community.”
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