The South African government's "non-response" to the outbreak of swine flu was worrying, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday.
"South Africa is a long physical distance from the outbreak, but it would take only one passenger arriving on a long-haul flight to let loose an outbreak here," said the party's health spokesperson and MP Mike Waters.
Many countries not affected had declared a health emergency, but South Africa's response has been "muted", besides some general and wikipedia links on the health department's website, he said.
Earlier, the Health Department said there were no cases in South Africa, but Waters believed South African authorities should form a committee of representatives from the departments of home affairs, health and transport, to develop a strategy to prevent swine flu from entering the country.
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