How is swine flu faring at present? Well, it seems there has been slight improvement and for that reason Mexican officials lowered the alert level for influenza A H1N1, which is commonly known as swine flu. In the meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed over 2,000 cases of the virus in about 22 countries. However the international community has to retain it caution and it is the latest counsel of the health officials.

There have been some developments in the sphere of United States of America also. The schools have begun to reopen after some had been closed when a few children tested positive for the influenza A H1N1. Nevertheless there is no respite. According to heath officials, people ought to go on to take basic precautions against the virus known as the swine flu, for instance washing their hands and covering their mouths for a cough or sneeze. This standpoint has been supported by Rear Admiral Mitchell Cohen, Assistant Surgeon General at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who says is still too early to tell how venomous this strain of influenza will be.

“We’re at a point in time where the next few days to weeks will give us a great deal of information,” Cohen said. “It’s not a time of year when influenza is generally easily transmitted - this is the end of the influenza season.” The Assistant Surgeon General informed members of the senate staff and reporters this week in Washington on progress made at the local, state and federal level as well and said, “We’re primarily focusing on efforts to try to interrupt transmission and to reduce severity.”

Now the question remains will it occur again. Speaking on this, Cohen said emphatically, “Previous pandemics often started off with an early phase, often a phase that was mild - that then came back in a seasonal timeframe that was more severe.”