The swine flu continues to spread throughout the United States with up to 40 sources now confirmed. There are a total of 1,600 cases in North America, with 149 deaths so far in Mexico. Obama has stated this is a cause for a "heigtened state of alert", but not for alarm. It is definitely something that needs to be proactively monitored as it is spreading very fast.

The full report at MSNBC.