NKorea confirms H1N1 outbreak

North Korea has confirmed domestic cases of Influenza A, according to North's Korean Central News Agency monitored in Seoul on Wednesday.Nine people have been confirmed to have the new flu virus in Sinuiju, a northern town bordering China, and in the capital, Pyongyang, the report said. The first official confirmation by the North of domestic H1N1 cases comes a day after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak ordered his government to help North Korea deal with a possible outbreak of the virus, saying it could do serious damage throughout the impoverished state.