Singaporeans, being Singaporeans, are all so proud of the “Kampong” spirit. Everything must share, including H1N1 viruses.
We have 7 more cases, bringing the total number of cases to 7. Lets look at who these 7 are.
June 14, 2009
H1N1 FLU OUTBREAK
7 new cases in S’pore
4 of those with flu attended same weddingSINGAPORE has confirmed seven more cases of H1N1, bringing the total number of confirmed cases here to 34, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday.
The 28th to 31st cases are related to two earlier cases – the 26th and 27th cases and are mother and son – who had returned to Singapore on 9th June after attending a wedding in Melbourne. The latest cases had all attended the same wedding in Melbourne but had returned to Singapore on separate flights.
The 28th case, a 52-year-old Singaporean male and the 29th case, a 42-year-old female and the wife of the 52-year-old man had returned to Singapore from Melbourne on Singapore Airlines SQ228 at 9.40pm on June 9. The couple were seated at row 37. The father had symptoms before he boarded the plane and the mother developed symptoms while on the plane.
The 30th case, a 16-year-old Singaporean female, who also is the daughter of the couple, also had symptoms on 9 June before she boarded the plane, and returned to Singapore from Melbourne on Emirates EK405 at 2350 hours on 9 June. She was seated at row 49.
All three were not picked up by the thermal scanner as they did not have fever then. They were fetched home by another daughter of the family who did not go to Melbourne.
On 10th and 11th June, the 16-year-old daughter went to her secondary school, Bedok North Secondary School, to attend some activities. On 11 June, the father went out for work almost the whole day while the mother remained largely at home. On 12 June night, they called the 993 ambulance and all three were admitted to CDC.
The 31st case is a 17-year-old Singaporean female who had returned to Singapore from Melbourne on Singapore Airlines SQ228 at 2140 hours on 9 June. She had attended the same wedding in Melbourne. She was seated at row 62, and developed symptoms while on the plane. She was not picked up by the thermal scanner as she did not have fever then.
On 10th June, she stayed at home for the whole day. The next day, she was out with some friends. On 12th June morning, she went to her Junior College, Raffles Junior College, to attend lessons. That night, a 993 ambulance was called and she was admitted to CDC.
Laboratory results confirmed infection of H1N1 of the 28th to 31st cases at 1200 hours on 13 June.
The 32nd case is a 28-year-old Singaporean male who returned to Singapore from Montreal via New York and Tokyo on Japanese Airlines JL711 at 12.30am on June 11. He was on the same flight as the 25th case. His parents fetched him home from the airport by taxi. He developed symptoms on June 13 morning, and went to a polyclinic with his mother by bus. He was then referred to CDC via a 993 ambulance.
Laboratory results confirmed his infection at 3.45pm on June 13. No contact tracing for flight passengers is needed as case developed symptoms more than 24 hours after disembarkation.
The 33rd case is a 32-year-old Singaporean female who returned to Singapore from Phuket on Tiger Airways TR155 at 11pm on June 5. On the morning of June 9, she developed symptoms, and went out for work.
The next morning, she sought medical attention at a GP clinic and was given medical leave for 2 days – from June 10 to June 11. She returned home and did not go out for the rest of the day and on June 11. The following day, she went to TTSH ED where she was given treatment. A throat swab was taken from her for testing. She was discharged from ED on June 12 afternoon with 4 days of medical leave – from 12 June – 15 June – as Thailand is not on the list of affected countries.
Laboratory results confirmed her infection at 10pm on 13 June, and she was admitted to CDC2 at night. No contact tracing for flight passengers is needed as case developed symptoms more than 24 hours after disembarkation.
The 34th case is a 6-year-old Australian female who came to Singapore from Melbourne with her mother on Emirates EK405 at 1150pm on June 12 for a holiday. She was seated at row 28. She developed symptoms on June 11 while in Melbourne. She was brought to see a GP by her uncle on June 13 morning. She was referred to KKH via a 993 ambulance. Laboratory results confirmed her infection at 9.15pm on June 13.
Source: Straits Times
Enjoy. Now imagine somemore with H1N1 visited the PC Show.. Oooo whee! The government should have stepped in to postphone the show in the even a mass outbreak happen…
All these goes on to show… all measures are for show only.
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