World Tourist Organization Sec Gen: swine flue situation may change in fall
ASTANA. July 28. KAZINFORM /Kurman Samarkhan / - General Secretary of the World Tourist Organization Francesco Frangialli says that the situation of swine flue may change this autumn.
«At the 18th session of the WTO General Assembly in October in Astana we will consider possible aggravation of the swine flue situation. The pandemic affected Mexico and the United States severely. We had a bad year of tourism when South Asia was in a similar situation», - Francesco Frangialli said at the press conference today.
He also commented: «The swine flue problem is not that acute and extreme. It is no worse than ordinary flue, however it is a new virus and it spreads fast. Secondly, it can mutate. The situation may go worse in cold season. It depends on whether mutation will occur. We are getting prepared if this happens».