Influenza A (H1N1) Latest News Updates
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damn it. one more.. argh.
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Originally posted by 8008s:
damn it. one more.. argh.
Look south, more exploding there as they enter winter.
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i'm getting more and more scared working in airport
have to be really careful and alert liao
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
i'm getting more and more scared working in airport
have to be really careful and alert liao
just imagine those with super close contacts with the patients (especially those at ttsh or cdc)..
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Originally posted by QX179R:
just imagine those with super close contacts with the patients (especially those at ttsh or cdc)..
think they will feel worse~
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I wonder are ppl travelling less to overseas becoz of this swine flu? So they will be travelling within the country more often..... and i found some attractions are actually offering quite good deals.....
http://www.sdc.com.sg/events_June2009.html
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You've got wonder why the cases are now coming in thick and fast after the first one, and they were all on different flights.
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just wondering, why our alert still yellow?
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This is a very contagious virus but also a mild one so is it possible that many have got it but also recovered fully without their own knowledge? What we need to know is how deadly it will become after it has mutated in the months to come.
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
just wondering, why our alert still yellow?
yellow good wat..
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Singapore confirms ninth H1N1 case
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed its ninth Influenza A(H1N1) case.
The patient is a 19-year-old Singaporean studying in the United States, who returned for the summer holidays.
She arrived in Singapore from New York via Tokyo on All Nippon Airways NH901 at 11:40pm local time on May 28.
She developed symptoms on Monday morning (June 1), and a 993 ambulance was called to send her to the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
She was admitted to the CDC on the afternoon of the same day.
Laboratory results confirmed her infection at 9pm on Tuesday.
Singapore's Health Ministry (MOH) has assessed that no flight passengers needed to be quarantined as the case only developed onset of symptoms more than 24 hours after disembarkation, hence she was assessed to be non-infectious during the flight.
MOH added on Wednesday that tracing for the local contacts has been initiated.
So far, two close contacts involving the case's family members have been identified.
They are currently well and home quarantine orders will be served to them.
Tracing for other local contacts is on-going.
The Ministry said that so far, all the nine cases are imported and have a travel history.
There is currently no evidence of community spread.
MOH said it is monitoring the situation closely and will update the public on any new developments.
For more information on Influenza A(H1N1), please access MOH's website at www.moh.gov.sg, call the hotline at 1800-333 9999, or visit www.flu.gov.sg.
- CNAhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/433527/1/.html
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my auntie and her family living in usa now, hope they are alright
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WHO official says world edging towards pandemic
The World Health Organisation said that the spread of H1N1 flu in Australia, Britain, Chile, Japan and Spain has nudged the world closer to a pandemic.
For now, the WHO's pandemic scale remains at the second-highest level but the threshold may soon be crossed.
The Health body noted that patterns of infection in some countries are moving from travel-related cases to more sustained patterns of transmission within the local community.
Acting assistant director-general Keiji Fukuda said that the new strain had caused more infections than seasonal influenza at the start of Chile's flu season.
He added that the future impact of this infection has yet to unfold.
Experts say it is nearly impossible to gauge how widespread the H1N1 flu has become.
That's because many patients suffer only mild symptoms and are not formally diagnosed, treated and documented.
And this has raised concerns about how it would spread in the southern hemisphere.
The WHO consulted more than 30 public health experts from 23 countries on Monday about how to revamp its pandemic alert scale to reflect both the severity of the flu and its geographic spread.
--938Live
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I hope the situation in Singapore get very worse and MOH issues red alert and schools are to close down in July probably sth like JPN ;D
So blackhearted muahaha
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if suddenly pop up 30+ more cases, all will blame the gov yay!!!
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Singapore's H1N1 flu cases rise to 11
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed another three Influenza A (H1N1) cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in Singapore to 11.
The 9th patient is a 19-year-old Singaporean student returning from the US for the summer holidays. She arrived on 28 May from New York via Tokyo on All Nippon Airways NH901 at 2340 hours on 28 May.
The MOH says no one else needed to be quarantined as the case developed more than 24 hours after disembarkation, hence she was assessed to be non-infectious during the flight.
The 10th and 11th patients were on the same flight as the 7th confirmed case, a 30-year-old Australian male tourist who was seated at row 54 on Singapore Airlines SQ25 which arrived in Singapore from New York via Frankfurt at 0618 hours on 1 June.
The 10th patient is a 33-year-old Singaporean woman who took a taxi to Tan Tock Seng Hospital after developing symptoms. She was in New York from 23-30 May and was seated at row 19 on SQ25. She was admitted to Communicable Disease Centre 2 (CDC2) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) before midnight on 2 June.
The 11th patient is an 18-year-old American woman. She was seated at row 57 on SQ25. She developed symptoms in the afternoon of 2 June, took a taxi with her relative to seek medical attention at Raffles Hospital's Emergency Department in the evening and was sent to CDC, TTSH via a 993 ambulance. She was admitted to CDC2 in the early hours of 3 June.
Contact tracing has been initiated for the 10th and 11th confirmed cases.
Passengers seated within rows 17 to 21 and 57 to 59 on SQ25 on 1 June who have not been contacted by MOH yet should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999.
The MOH is expanding the list of "affected areas" to include Melbourne and the State of Victoria in Australia, Kobe and Osaka in Japan, and Chile, besides USA, Canada and Mexico.
Affected areas are those with clear evidence of widespread community transmission. The number of cases in the State of Victoria, particularly in its capital, Melbourne, has been rising rapidly, with the number of cases doubling to reach almost 400 over the last two days.
For Japan, more than 90 per cent of its cases are found in the two cities of Kobe and Osaka.
For Chile, the government has announced that H1N1 is entrenched in the community and mitigation measures have replaced containment efforts.
Indications are that there is widespread infection throughout the Chile, although a large majority of cases are found in the capital city, Santiago.
MOH advises the public to avoid non-essential travel to these affected areas.
So far, all the 11 cases in Singapore are imported and have a travel history.
There is currently no evidence of community spread.
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well better dun take by air next time.....
hows the situation in mexico????
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Singapore's H1N1 flu cases rise to 11
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed another three Influenza A (H1N1) cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected in Singapore to 11.
The 9th patient is a 19-year-old Singaporean student returning from the US for the summer holidays. She arrived on 28 May from New York via Tokyo on All Nippon Airways NH901 at 2340 hours on 28 May.
The MOH says no one else needed to be quarantined as the case developed more than 24 hours after disembarkation, hence she was assessed to be non-infectious during the flight.
The 10th and 11th patients were on the same flight as the 7th confirmed case, a 30-year-old Australian male tourist who was seated at row 54 on Singapore Airlines SQ25 which arrived in Singapore from New York via Frankfurt at 0618 hours on 1 June.
The 10th patient is a 33-year-old Singaporean woman who took a taxi to Tan Tock Seng Hospital after developing symptoms. She was in New York from 23-30 May and was seated at row 19 on SQ25. She was admitted to Communicable Disease Centre 2 (CDC2) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) before midnight on 2 June.
The 11th patient is an 18-year-old American woman. She was seated at row 57 on SQ25. She developed symptoms in the afternoon of 2 June, took a taxi with her relative to seek medical attention at Raffles Hospital's Emergency Department in the evening and was sent to CDC, TTSH via a 993 ambulance. She was admitted to CDC2 in the early hours of 3 June.
Contact tracing has been initiated for the 10th and 11th confirmed cases.
Passengers seated within rows 17 to 21 and 57 to 59 on SQ25 on 1 June who have not been contacted by MOH yet should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999.
The MOH is expanding the list of "affected areas" to include Melbourne and the State of Victoria in Australia, Kobe and Osaka in Japan, and Chile, besides USA, Canada and Mexico.
Affected areas are those with clear evidence of widespread community transmission. The number of cases in the State of Victoria, particularly in its capital, Melbourne, has been rising rapidly, with the number of cases doubling to reach almost 400 over the last two days.
For Japan, more than 90 per cent of its cases are found in the two cities of Kobe and Osaka.
For Chile, the government has announced that H1N1 is entrenched in the community and mitigation measures have replaced containment efforts.
Indications are that there is widespread infection throughout the Chile, although a large majority of cases are found in the capital city, Santiago.
MOH advises the public to avoid non-essential travel to these affected areas.
So far, all the 11 cases in Singapore are imported and have a travel history.
There is currently no evidence of community spread.
- CNA/irdid they try to trace the taxi driver too?
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I am taking a direct flight from Narita to Changi this saturday hope I don't have to stop over in Tan Tock Seng.
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
I am taking a direct flight from Narita to Changi this saturday hope I don't have to stop over in Tan Tock Seng.
Hope you have a safe trip back.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Hope you have a safe trip back.
Thanks,I'll be fine because I am going to see my 4th and last wife (this one really know how to floss) -
i feel like blaming e govt..
for removing e quarantine order.
now e spike
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H1N1 sux.
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Contact tracing for 10th & 11th influenza A H1N1 cases completed
The Health Ministry, MOH, says all contacts of the 10th and 11th confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 have been accounted for.
In an update on the 10th case, a 33 year old Singaporean female who travelled to the US, the Ministry says it has identified two close contacts on the flight.
Home Quaratine Orders or HQOs will be served on them.
Two close household contacts will be placed under HQOs as well.
The 11th case is a 19-year-old American female student who arrived in Singapore on June the 1st to visit a relative.
As the case developed onset of symptoms more than 24hrs after disembarkation, MOH says no contact tracing of flight passengers was undertaken.
This is on the basis that the confirmed case is unlikely to have been infectious on board the plane.
MOH has identified 4 household contacts and they have been placed under HQOs.
--938Live
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Singapore confirms 12th case of H1N1
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed its 12th case of Influenza A (H1N1). The patient is an 18-year-old Singaporean.
He went to Melbourne on 16 May and returned on 1 June on Emirates EK405 at 11.50pm. He was seated at row 18.
The Health Ministry says he was sent to hospital at about 12 noon on Thursday by ambulance via 993.
Laboratory results confirmed his infection at 7.25pm on the same day and he was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre.
Contact tracing has begun.
And as for the 10th and 11th cases, the ministry says all contacts have been accounted for.
For the 10th case, two close contacts on the same flight and another two close household contacts have been identified and served Home Quarantine Orders.
The patient, a 33-year-old Singaporean female, had travelled to the US from 23-30 May.
The ministry says contact tracing for the 11th patient is also completed, with four household contacts placed under HQOs.
The ministry says that since the 19-year-old American student, here to visit a relative, only developed symptoms more than 24 hours after getting off the plane, no contact tracing of flight passengers was needed.
This is on the basis that she was unlikely to be infectious when on board the plane.
- CNA/ir