Cacus Outline (Belize)

Caucus Outline- BelizeCommittee Name: Preventing the spread of H1N1.Committee Topic: the prevention of the spread of H1N1. Country Name: Belize
Background:
1. Since the WHO declaration of a pandemic, the new H1N1 virus has continued to spread, with the number of countries reporting cases of novel H1N1 nearly doubling.
2. Novel influenza A (H1N1) is a new flu virus of swine origin that first caused illness in Mexico and the United States in March and April, 2009.
3. The first novel H1N1 patient in the United States was confirmed by laboratory testing at CDC on April 15, 2009. The second patient was confirmed on April 17, 2009.
4. By June 19, 2009, all 50 states in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have reported novel H1N1 infection.
UN Involvement:1. Belize’s Ministry of Health this morning held a press conference in Belize to share the following information on the swine flu, which the World Health Organization (WHO) is now referring to as Influenza A (H1N1).
Belize Involvement:1. In collaboration with the Mexican authorities, the Belize Free Zone and casinos in Corozal have been closed. On a daily basis more than 4,000 Mexicans visit and 2,000 Belizeans work in these areas. 2. To day, 16 samples from Belize have been sent for testing of which preliminary results have been received for 8. 3. Belmopan, Belize 2 May (Belizean.com) The Deputy Director of Health Services in Belize Dr. Jorge Polanco has today confirmed that there are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flue virus in Belize.