Updated: 9th June 2009, 1200 hrs
Two new cases of H1N1 infections, total cases up to 17
Singapore has found two new cases of Influenza A H1N1, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17.
The Health Ministry said in a statement that these are imported cases with travel history to affected areas.
The two patients have relatively mild symptoms and are in stable condition.
MOH said the 16th case is a 40-year-old male foreigner from India who works in Singapore.
He went to Melbourne in late May on a business trip and returned to Singapore on Singapore Airlines SQ238 at around 4pm on the 6th of June.
He was seated at row 45.
The man developed symptoms the next day and was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital the following day.
The 17th case is a 25-year-old Malaysian female who went on holiday in Melbourne on 21st May and developed symptoms on the 5th of June while she was there.
She returned to Singapore on Emirates EK 405 close to midnight on the 7th of June.
She was seated at row 32.
The Health Ministry says contact tracing has been initiated.
Passengers within rows 43 to 47 on SQ238 on 6 June and rows 30 to 34 on EK 405 on 7 June who have not been contacted by MOH yet should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999.
MOH advises the public to avoid non-essential travel to affected areas like Melbourne, Kobe and Osaka in Japan and the United States of America.
Two new cases of H1N1 infections, total cases up to 17
Singapore has found two new cases of Influenza A H1N1, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17.
The Health Ministry said in a statement that these are imported cases with travel history to affected areas.
The two patients have relatively mild symptoms and are in stable condition.
MOH said the 16th case is a 40-year-old male foreigner from India who works in Singapore.
He went to Melbourne in late May on a business trip and returned to Singapore on Singapore Airlines SQ238 at around 4pm on the 6th of June.
He was seated at row 45.
The man developed symptoms the next day and was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital the following day.
The 17th case is a 25-year-old Malaysian female who went on holiday in Melbourne on 21st May and developed symptoms on the 5th of June while she was there.
She returned to Singapore on Emirates EK 405 close to midnight on the 7th of June.
She was seated at row 32.
The Health Ministry says contact tracing has been initiated.
Passengers within rows 43 to 47 on SQ238 on 6 June and rows 30 to 34 on EK 405 on 7 June who have not been contacted by MOH yet should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999.
MOH advises the public to avoid non-essential travel to affected areas like Melbourne, Kobe and Osaka in Japan and the United States of America.
