H1N1 Pandemic Crisis Without “window of Opportunity”

Liu, Yihong

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-7763-2_6

Yihong Liu⁴

Part of the book series: Governing China in the 21st Century ((GC21))

Abstract

The global flu pandemic of 2009–2010 struck much of the world hard and fast. Following the first report of the outbreak in Mexico on April 23, 2009, the virus rapidly spread to other parts of the world. It was initially called “swine flu” because the virus was similar to that found in pigs. In June 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new strain of swine-origin H1N1 a pandemic.

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Liu, Y. (2022). H1N1 Pandemic Crisis Without “window of Opportunity”. In: Crisis Rhetoric and Policy Change in China. Governing China in the 21st Century. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7763-2_6

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