The WHO will probably raise the alert level to PHASE 6 soon. This is very exciting, if for no other reason than it is the highest rating on the scale , and that is always an exciting landmark to have reached. BUT- WHO chief Margaret Chan says:
“Level 6 does not mean, in any way, that we are facing the end of the world. It is important to make this clear because (otherwise) when we announce level 6 it will cause an unnecessary panic…Flu viruses are very unpredictable, very deceptive … We should not be over-confident. One must not give H1N1 the opportunity to mix with other viruses. That is why we are on alert.”