Later on Thursday, laboratory results confirmed his H1N1 infection and he was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre. -- ST PHOTO: WONG MAYE-E
SINGAPORE'S 12th confirmed H1N1 flu patient travelled on the MRT to see a general practitioner on Wednesday morning.
He was accompanied by a family member and travelled to the clinic from his sister's home, where he had been staying since checking out of a hotel, according to a Ministry of Health update issued on Friday night.
The 18-year-old Singaporean had returned late on Monday on Emirates Flight EK405 from Melbourne. Although he developed symptoms on May 30, he passed thermal scanners at Changi Airport because he did not have a fever then.
He was met by a friend at the airport who drove him to a hotel for an overnight stay as he wanted to isolate himself from his family.
On Tuesday, he took a taxi to the GP clinic and then went back to the hotel. He checked out and took another taxi to his sister's place where he stayed for the whole day.
The following day, he took the MRT to the same clinic in the morning, returning to his sister's house afterwards.
He stayed there until Thursday when a 993 ambulance was called to send him to Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Emergency Department.
Later on Thursday, laboratory results confirmed his H1N1 infection and he was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre.
On Friday, Singapore confirmed its 13th and 14th cases of H1N1 flu, a 23-year-old Singaporean man returning from Melbourne and a 22-year-old flight attendant with Singapore Airlines, the first cabin member to come down with the virus.
