With demand for the antidote to H1N1 infection peaking across the world, the select Indian pharmaceutical companies are ramping up production of Tamiflu or its generic version.

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Swine flu cases world-wide climbed past 10,000 on Wednesday as health chiefs from around the world continued discussions in Geneva on how best to fight the disease.
There are now 10,243 people who have been infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus as confirmed by laboratories, said Fadela Chaib, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization. She said there have been 80 deaths, mostly in Mexico.

Japan confirmed dozens more swine flu cases overnight, bringing its tally to 176, health officials said Tuesday, as the government considered scaling down quarantine checks at airports while focusing on its domestic outbreak.

Japan confirmed 27 more human cases of HlNl influenza on Sunday, bringing the country's total to 32 and leading to school closures in affected areas.
In Beijing, officials confirmed the third case in mainland China on Saturday. Hong Kong also confirmed its third case on Sunday.

The real number of swine flu cases in the United States could be

Thailand confirms first cases as China suspects a second

The swine-flu virus spread to Thailand Tuesday, while China reported the country's second suspected case of A/H1N1, one day after the country confirmed its first case of the virus.

China has recorded its first case of the virus commonly known as swine flu, a 30-year-old man who flew last Friday from St. Louis to Chengdu, the Health Ministry said Monday.

Japanese health officials reported four confirmed cases and Tawian two cases of the A/H1N1 virus stemming from overseas flights, while Australia reported its first case but said the victim has recovered and is no longer contagious.