Update: The swine flu is more infectious than the seasonal human flu, but not as likely to cause severe complications in people of normal immune status. With this advice, the Federal Government has scaled down quarantine measures such as school closures and temperature screening at international airports.

Those who are considered more at risk of the severe complications – pregnant women and people with heart disease or asthma, will be given priority of treatment with antiviral medication.

Up until yesterday (17 June), there were 2,024 confirmed cases of swine flu with over 1,200 of those in Victoria. Nine people are being treated in hospital for complications of the virus, 3 of them are in intensive care units.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/swine-flu-measures-scaled-back-as-infection-fears-diminish-20090617-chy2.html

Advice for Travellers from the Smart Traveller web site dated 18th June 2009 advises that before heading overseas travellers at high risk of complications from any influenza (for example, pregnant women, the elderly or children under 5 years of age, and persons with chronic conditions such as diabetes, lung disease or heart disease) should discuss the risks of overseas travel with their doctor before deciding whether to travel.

Vaccination against seasonal influenza two weeks prior to travel is still recommended, although the degree of protection against HINI Influenza 09 is not clear.  www.smartraveller.gov.au

The World Health Organisation raised the level of pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6 on June 12.

The novel virus has spread to to 74 countries and infected nearly 30,000 people.

Full details of those cases can be found at:

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_06_11/en/index.html