Dr Mark Jacobs, Director of Public Health said the Ministry of Health and health services around New Zealand continue to focus on managing the pandemic, with our priorities being providing services to those most in need, and providing advice to New Zealanders on how they and their families can reduce the risk of infection. For most New Zealanders, swine flu will be a mild illness, but in some instances, the virus can cause more severe illness and in a few tragic instances, death. "We know that people with some significant underlying medical conditions are at greater risk, however, it's important to remember that overseas experience has shown that some previously healthy people have also been seriously affected by swine flu," he said. We all need to remain vigilant, and our advice remains the same: