Officials investigate 21 suspected cases of swine flu

Health officials are still investigating 21 cases of suspected swine flu in the Czech Republic after excluding three suspected cases, the Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. The country’s chief health inspector Michael Vít told Czech Television on Thursday that another four Czech tourists returning from Mexico had been isolated after suffering high temperatures. Mr Vít said the country is well prepared to deal with swine flu but added that he was pressing for increased stocks of the antivirus and that regional plans for dealing with a pandemic should be scrutinised.