TEMPERATURE checks for H1N1 cases at all Singapore borders will be discontinued from Saturday, said a Government statement on Friday.

As the flu virus has become�endemic among global communities, and with localised community spread in Singapore,�temperature screening at the borders 'is now less useful than before there was local community spread', it said.

In the initial phase, temperature screening was implemented at the border checkpoints to contain the spread of the virus into the community.�

There are currently 70 confirmed H1N1 cases in hospitals here, including one in ICU.

Worldwide, more than 98,000 cases of H1N1 flu, including over 440 deaths, have occurred since the outbreak was first reported on April 24, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).