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S. Korea Doubles Tamiflu Stockpile Over Bird Flu Fears
Yahoo!/Agence France-Presse
South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday.
South Korea has not recorded any human cases, however the deadly H5N1 strain was detected in an aviary in Seoul this week, the first time bird flu has been found in the capital.
The state-run Korea Center for Disease and Control said that it would secure Tamiflu reserve for 2.5 million treatment courses by the end of this year, up from the current reserve set for 1.24 million.
The decision came after South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Saturday told his cabinet to increase stockpiles of anti-viral drugs to ease public fears about bird flu.
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