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May 28, 2009

H1N1 flu outbreak

3 more H1N1 cases

SINGAPORE on Thursday confirmed three more cases of Influenza A (H1N1). The patients are being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH).

Their symptoms are relatively mild and all of them are in stable condition, said a statement from Ministry of Health on Thursday night.

The latest patients, bringing the total cases so far to four, are:

A 43-year-old woman Permanent Resident who returned to Singapore from San Francisco via Manila on Tuesday at 5.50pm. She was on Singapore Airlines flight SQ917 and was seated at 33H. She became unwell while on board.

A 28-year-old American woman who is working here. She returned to Singapore from Honolulu via Tokyo on Tuesday 11.53pm on United Airlines, UA803. She was seated at 33C.

A 28-year-old Singaporean man who returned to Singapore from Chicago via Hong Kong just past midnight on Monday. He was on United Airlines, UA895 and was seated at 55H.

MOH said contact tracing of their close contacts, including passengers on the same flights, is ongoing.

They will be quarantined and provided with antivirals.

Passengers who sat within three rows in front and behind the affected person who have not been contacted by MOH yet should call the ministry hotline at 1800-333 9999 to enable the authorties to check on their health condition expeditiously.

The affected rows for SQ917 are 30-36; for UA803, rows 30-36 and for UA895, rows 52-58.

The ministry again reminded those who have travelled in the past one week to affected countries to seek immediate medical attention once they develop influenza-like symptoms.

They should call 993 for an ambulance.

'This will help minimise the risk of infecting those around them, especially people who are at higher risk of severe illness and complications of influenza,' said MOH.

'It is with the cooperation of the public that we can together help prevent the spread of the virus in Singapore and prevent unnecessary illness or death.'

The Ministry has reminded all medical practitioners and healthcare institutions to continue to be vigilant to suspect cases.

Singapore on Tuesday confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1). The country's first victim was a Singapore Management University (SMU) undergraduate back from New York, where she was on a 10-day study mission.

Earlier on Thursday, three people in close contact with the first patient - her boyfriend and two travelling companions, a lecturer and another SMU student - cleared flu tests.

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