2009-04-28
06:46:30
Ontario's top medical official says there is no need for the public to panic over the swine flu.
Dr. David Williams says there are no confirmed cases of the virus in Ontario and, at this point, it's a situation of increased surveillance. The province's acting chief medical officer of health adds given the size of Ontario, he expects there will be cases in the province.
As of Monday, Canada had a half-dozen confirmed cases of the illness - in Nova Scotia and British Columbia. Swine flu has killed as many as 150 people and sickened nearly 2,000 in Mexico.
Williams says it's a good thing the cases appearing in Canada and the U.S. are mild and moderate ones.
