On the basis of available evidence, and these expert assessments of the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.
SNT.127713.8490	I have therefore decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6, said the the WHO's director Margaret Chan in a press conference earlier today.
「利用できる証拠と専門家による証拠の評価に基づいて、インフルエンザの世界的流行の科学的な基準は満たされた。」