Counties prepare for global impact of swine flu

Video: World braces for global flu

 

 
 World prepares for global impact of  flu 
 

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to declare that a pandemic is “imminent” if the US officially confirms swine flu has spread significantly between people.

The alert level now stands at phase four, indicating a high “likelihood” of an influenza pandemic.

Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay looks at how countries around the world are preparing for that possibility.