Unix Timestamp: 1244678400
Thursday, June 11. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The World Health Organization declares the current outbreak of H1N1 to be a “pandemic”, the first since the 1968 Hong Kong flu. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8094655.stm (BBC) //www.rte.ie/news/2009/0611/swineflu.html (RTÉ)

The outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain, commonly referred to as swine flu, is deemed a global pandemic,ref name=WHO level 6 becoming the first condition since the Hong Kong flu of 1967ndash1968 to receive this designation.

RTÉ, Ireland's public service broadcaster, denies it is facing bankruptcy. //www.rte.ie/news/2009/0611/rte.html (RTÉ)