A new influenza virus, H1N1, has spread to 177 countries in under six months since its emergence in Mexico in April, causing more than 3,000 deaths. Taiwan is in full combat mode: as of September 21, the "novel H1N1 flu" had claimed 17 lives, and 271 people have been hospitalized for critical illness.
新流感病毒 H1N1，從今年 4 月在墨西哥爆發以來，不到半年已蔓延全球 177 國，導致三千多人死亡；台灣也深陷戰局，截至 9 月 21 日，新流感已奪走 17 條人命，重症住院者累計達到 271 例。