''New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said hundreds of students in his city are sick with suspected cases of swine flu, an indication that 65 cases confirmed in six U.S. states may represent a fraction of those infected.''
''The U.S. can expect hospitalizations and deaths, and businesses and schools should plan for a pandemic, Richard Besser, acting head of the Atlanta-based CDC, told reporters yesterday''
''The World Bank, in a worst-case scenario published in October, said a flu pandemic that’s similar in scope to the 1918 outbreak known as the Spanish flu could kill 71 million people worldwide and push the economy into a “major global recession” costing more than $3 trillion.
