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May 31, 2009
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This photo taken on April 27, 2009 shows health screening officers monitoring passengers through a thermal scanner at the Changi International Airport in Singapore. A 22-year-old Singaporean female has been confirmed as the fifth case of the H1N1 flu in Singapore, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A 22-YEAR-OLD Singaporean female has been confirmed as the fifth case of the H1N1 flu in Singapore, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. The patient was in the United States from 13 to 28 May and returned to Singapore from New York via Tokyo on an All Nippon Airways flight. She passed the thermal scanners at Changi Airport as she did not have a fever then. However, the patient developed a fever the next morning and her mother drove her to Tan Tock Seng hospital. She was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) and laboratory tests confirmed her infection the same day. According the MOH, the patient is in stable condition and her symptoms are mild. Contact tracing has also been initiated, including passengers on the same NH901 flight. The patient was seated at row 36 on the plane, and based on MOH's risk assessment, passengers within rows 34 to 38 on the NH901 flight on 29 May should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999.
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May 31, 2009
S'pore confirms 5th case <!--10 min-->
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This photo taken on April 27, 2009 shows health screening officers monitoring passengers through a thermal scanner at the Changi International Airport in Singapore. A 22-year-old Singaporean female has been confirmed as the fifth case of the H1N1 flu in Singapore, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A 22-YEAR-OLD Singaporean female has been confirmed as the fifth case of the H1N1 flu in Singapore, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. The patient was in the United States from 13 to 28 May and returned to Singapore from New York via Tokyo on an All Nippon Airways flight. She passed the thermal scanners at Changi Airport as she did not have a fever then. However, the patient developed a fever the next morning and her mother drove her to Tan Tock Seng hospital. She was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) and laboratory tests confirmed her infection the same day. According the MOH, the patient is in stable condition and her symptoms are mild. Contact tracing has also been initiated, including passengers on the same NH901 flight. The patient was seated at row 36 on the plane, and based on MOH's risk assessment, passengers within rows 34 to 38 on the NH901 flight on 29 May should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999.
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