11th June 2009

• WHO announced official global pandemic

12th May 2009

• Journal Science predicts: Swine flu could hit one in three
• USA has 600 more cases since last friday
• USA now most infected nation
• Swine Flu found on China mainland

8th May 2009

• British scientists crack genetic swine flu code
• WHO confirms 2,384 cases

7th May 2009

• UK Health Secretary says no evidence of "sustained" person to person transmission but warns House of Commons "This does remain a serious situation which could rapidly escalate."

6th May 2009

• Texas: New mother becomes first adult death from swine flu in USA

• US navy halts warship over swine flu

• UK government appoints a new "flu tsar" to lead the NHS's response to the threat of a swine flu pandemic

• 403 confirmed infections in USA

5th May 2009

• UK government begins sending leaflets to every UK home

• UK Chief Medical Officer warns against complacency

• US says swine flu may not be as bad as feared

• Mexican citizens flown back from China

4th May 2009

• Guests in Hong Kong hotel kept in quarantine

• Virus appears to be stablizing globally

• Scientist concerned if virus mutates

• UK Health Secretary says virus contained in UK but that may change in August

• 980 confirned cases across the world - WHO

• "We're seeing encouraging signs that this virus so far is not looking more severe" - Dr Richard Besser

1st May 2009

• The US to send 400,000 courses of Tamiflu to Mexico

• Aide to US Energy Secretary Stephen Chu being tested for swine flu. President Obama not said to be in danger.

• Nurse contracts disease from patient in Germany

• Test results are expected to confirm the UK's first person-to-person transmission

• Mexico to lodge a formal challenge at the World Trade Organisation

30th April 2009

WHO raise global pandemic threshold to level 5

Confirmed UK cases in Devon, Worcestershire, London

Mexican economy shuts down

Airports install temperature monitors to screen sick

104 suspected cases in New Zealand

Flu samples burst in Swiss train, no one infected

UK Chief Medical Officer says UK would see "many more cases" of swine flu but most people would make a good recovery

Holland and Switzerland record first suspected cases

Californians "coping well with state of emergency" says Governor

UK launches "Catch It, Bin It, Kill It" public health campaign

29th April 2009

2 year old American boy becomes first US death from Swine Flu

Doctors warn lack of anti-viral drugs and facemasks could leave parts of population unprotected from virus

UK Girl,12, infected after holiday in Mexico

Every UK home to be sent swine flu information leaflet

Suspected case in Clapham, London

France calls on European Union to cancel all flights to Mexico

Health official says 40% of Britons could become infected

Mexican death toll hits 159 with 2,500 more sick

Second honeymoon couple quarantined in Scotland