The patient was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital emergency department on Thursday noon by ambulance via 993. --PHOTO: AP
SINGAPORE confirmed its 12th case of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) on Thursday.
The patient is an 18-year-old Singaporean male. He went to Melbourne on May 16 and returned to Singapore on Emirates EK405 on Monday at 11.50 pm, said a Ministry of Health statement on Thursday night.
He was seated at row 18.
He was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital emergency department on Thursday noon by ambulance via 993.
Laboratory results copnfirmed his infection at 7.25 pm on Thursday and he was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre.
Contact tracing is ongoing for the latest case, said MOH.
