In a letter, Dr Ong Hean Teik writes:"Although new, this flu does not appear to be dangerous. The latest WHO update on June 26, lists 59,814 confirmed cases with only 263 deaths giving a mortality rate of less than 0.5%...Should we not treat A (H1N1) for what it is - a new and highly infectious, probably uncomfortable, but not at all serious or dangerous for those without underlying illness? After all, as doctors we must not make the treatment more unpleasant than the disease itself."Read the whole thing here: http://www.malaysiakini.com