by April Fulton

04:45 pm

April 30, 2009

 

The BBC posted today a neat list of what every country in the world is doing regarding the potential swine flu pandemic, or the 2009 H1N1, as the officials are calling it.

As noted in a story yesterday on world reaction by NPR's Charles Holmes, steps to preparedness vary wildly.

The BBC list notes that Ghana has banned imports of pork and pork products, Belize has cancelled all major events, and Australia has approved new authority to detain people suspected of carrying the disease. Italy is handing out pamphlets to airport passengers in Rome, and Portugal is stocking up on Tamiflu.

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