Yay! According to the World Health Organization, swine flu is officially over and done with - the pandemic has "largely run its course" and the world is no longer at phase six of the influenza alert level! So if you're out tonight, pour a drink to the disease that caused no amount of frustrations and hardships for the last year. more ›

Uh oh - like the rest of the nation, Shanghai's really racking up the swine flu fatalities now. A 57-year-old man became the fifth person to die from H1N1 this morning, following four other deaths - including Shanghai's first child victim - in just the last two weeks. He was confirmed to have the flu on November 28 when he was admitted with serious pneumonia. Health authorities say that that despite the recent uptick in deaths, Shanghai is still safe. more ›

A 53-year-old man became the third person to die from H1N1 in Shanghai yesterday, after he succumbed to swine flu complications at Xinhua Hospital. He was suffering from other chronic illnesses as well, according to Shanghai Daily. The two previous deaths - a 60-year-old man and 50-year-old woman - happened over the weekend. So far, the city has detected 2,256 swine flu cases. The China mainland has had 194 fatalities in just November alone, and almost 10,000 new cases were confirmed this week. We're reaching epidemic time people, start popping those Vitamin Cs and make sure you get your flu shot. more ›

Shanghai has now recorded its third serious case of swine flu - a 43-year-old local man who is now in stable condition at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. According to Shanghai Daily, the city has detected 1,538 cases of H1N1 since the first patient in the city was reported in May. So far, there have been no deaths directly related to the flu, but experts expect an increase in serious cases soon. Altogether, China has recorded 43 deaths and 67,000 infections related to H1N1 thus far, which actually isn't bad when compared to the toll the flu's taken on the United States. more ›