The number of cases of H1N1 flu confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has passed the 1,000 mark.
Margaret Chan, the WHO chief, told the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday that the health body has recorded 1,003 cases of the i nfluenza from 20 countries.
Chan, however, said there was 'no indication that we are facing a situation similar to that in 1918,' when a flu pandemic killed about 50 million people.
But in comments published in a newspaper earlier on Monday, Chan warned that a second wave of the H1N1 virus 'would be the biggest of all outbreaks the world has faced in the 21st century.'
She told the Financial Times that the virus could re-emerge in the months ahead 'with a vengeance'.
'I'm not predicting the pandemic will blow up, but if I miss it and we don't prepare, I fail. I'd rather over-prepare than not prepare,' she told the newspaper.
Al Jazeera English - Americas - Global flu cases top 1,000
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