A governmental web site has been created[6] to inform the population of the dangers and good practices to avoid the spread of the disease.
The French government lags behind the decision of the World Health Organization to upgrade to phase 6.
[9] The French government asks Europe to decide to cancel all flights to Mexico.
[10] On 1 May, the French Health Minister confirmed, during the 8 p.m. TF1 news, that 2 cases of A(H1N1) flu have been detected in France.
[11][12][13] The government discusses the possibility of ordering 100 million vaccine doses against the flu from three companies (GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi and Novartis).