China Says It Can Manage H7N9 Virus as Infections Rise

China tried to ease concerns that a new strain of bird influenza will spark an epidemic as authorities reported three more infections of the deadly H7N9 virus that’s killed six people since March.

“We are confident of dealing with this effectively,” Ma Xiaowei, a vice minister at the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said in an interview in Beijing yesterday. “We have adequate amount of anti-flu medicines, and we have also started to study the production of vaccines.”