Canada has confirmed its first swine flu fatality after a woman from the province of Alberta died from the H1N1 flu virus.
Medical officials said the woman was in her 30s and had not travelled to Mexico, the centre of the flu outbreak.
In the US, President Barack Obama warned that his country was not ‘out of the woods yet’ in containing its swine flu outbreak.
Earlier, a UN spokesman said quarantining people for suspected swine flu on the basis of their nationality is a 'clear-cut case of discrimination.'
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'No one should be put in quarantine solely on the basis of their nationality,' said spokesman Rupert Colville.
'That would be an unacceptable and clear-cut case of discrimination with tangible negative effects on the rights of the person in question, including possible economic losses for example with business men on business trips,' he said.
The WHO may cut its annual assembly short later this month because health ministers are needed at home.
Mexico’s ambassador to the UN said he would raise concerns at the meeting over what he called 'discriminatory' measures imposed against Mexico and its people because of swine flu.
Earlier this week, the Chinese government said that the enforced quarantine of Mexican citizens in China was a protective measure.
According to the latest WHO figures, 2,371 people in 24 countries have been infected with the flu strain that scientists say is a mixture of swine, human and bird viruses.
The WHO says that 42 people have been killed by the virus, all but two in Mexico.
The United States has had 896 infections, including two deaths, while Canada has 201 cases and one fatality.
Spain and Britain have recorded the highest numbers of confirmed cases in Europe, with 81 and 32 respectively. Germany has 10 cases and Italy and France have five each.
Ireland has had one confirmed case.
