UH-OH: DEADLY BIRD FLU STILL SPREADING IN CHINA

China has reported 11 fresh cases of bird flu, with the virus now appearing in the central province of Henan and the capital Beijing. 

The new cases of the H7N9 strain bring the total number of reported cases to 60. Two more people have now died. Authorities believe the virus is being spread through direct contact with infected poultry.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said there was no evidence yet of human-to-human transmission. Michael O'Leary, the WHO's representative in China, said cases did not appear to be connected.

"There's no way to predict how it will spread but it's not surprising if we have new cases in different places like we do in Beijing," he told reporters. On Saturday a seven-year-old girl became Beijing's first confirmed case of the H7N9 strain. 

Two cases were reported in the central Henan province, while the others were seen in and around Shanghai, where the virus first appeared in February.

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