Is the world over-reacting to swine flu?

Heading home

We´ve just decided that all team here in Mexico is going to go straight back to London after Tuesday´s show.

Swine Flu: your questions answered

Today’s show will,  once again,  largely be from Mexico where Ros and the team are going to be back on their roof with more guests.   They are operating under the same restrictions as before: limited numbers of people,   not sitting too close together and face masks for all who want to wear them.  

We’ll also have guests here in the studio in London and, of course,  we want to bring in as many voices and opinions as possible from around the World.  This is clearly a rapidly developing situation.

Talking Points: 28 April

The swine flu epidemic can no longer be contained and the World Health Organization has raised it’s alert level after more people have died in Mexico. 152 people are now dead there, and suspected cases in the US have nearly doubled.

Three more cases have been confirmed in Dallas. A woman from Michigan may have caught it. There are 10 more possible cases in Queensland. And airports in Cambodia are re-installing thermal scanners that were used during the bird flu outbreak.

The UN’s FAO is sending teams of experts to find out if the virus has a direct connection to pig farming. But this farmers newspaper in the UK says there’s no link. What do you think is causing it?

Ros and the team are live from Mexico again on WHYS today, and then they have to fly straight home to the UK and go into quarantine for a week. What are your fears about swine flu? What are the best ways to stop it spreading? Do you think people should stop travelling?