Breaking News!! Singapore has confirmed the first H1N1 flu case!!
A 22-year-old Singaporean woman who returned from New York has tested positive for swine flu, in the city-state's first confirmed case, the Ministry of Health said.
Singapore has confirmed its first case of influenza A(H1N1)," the ministry said in a statement.
It said the patient was being treated at a communicable disease centre and was in a stable condition. She is also the latest of nearly 13,000 cases worldwide.
The woman was in New York from May 14-24, returning on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday, during which she developed a cough.
The ministry said all her "close contacts" will be quarantined and provided with antiviral medication.
The government has been warning Singaporeans for weeks to prepare for an inevitable H1N1 outbreak in the city-state, a regional financial and trading center and the world's busiest port.
The government is continuing with screening at border checkpoints and asked people to stay at home if suffering flu symptoms. It also advised caution over travel to affected areas.
Singapore financial markets shrugged off the news. Singapore's central bank said in April that the global outbreak of flu clouded the outlook for the country.
Above Information Extracted From Sources:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090527/wl_asia_afp/singaporehealthflu_20090527032810
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-SwineFlu/idUSTRE54Q0EK20090527
This news is really frightening! The flu eventually made its ways onto our shores! All friends and readers~ Do be careful and try to avoid crowded areas yea! May God bless all of you! =)
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