Posted: 24 May 2009 2028 hrs
South Korean quarantine officials move to check the body temperature of passengers arriving from overseas against the possible infection of H1N1 flu at Incheon International Airport.
SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday reported another 11 confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) flu infection, bringing the total to 21 in the country amid fears of the disease spreading fast, Yonhap news agency said.
The new cases of A (H1N1) influenza infection were found in three children who arrived here from New York early Sunday, and eight foreigners who had trained together to work as English teachers along with a US infected patient, Yonhap said, citing health authorities.
Yonhap said some of the foreigners had been sent to language institutes in different cities nationwide before being quarantined, sparking health concerns.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which had earlier quarantined the three children as probable cases, refused to confirm the news report, saying the final results were due on Monday.
Seoul's health ministry had previously confirmed 10 cases of H1N1 flu infection. - AFP/ms
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
South Korean quarantine officials move to check the body temperature of passengers arriving from overseas against the possible infection of H1N1 flu at Incheon International Airport.SEOUL: South Korea on Sunday reported another 11 confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) flu infection, bringing the total to 21 in the country amid fears of the disease spreading fast, Yonhap news agency said.
The new cases of A (H1N1) influenza infection were found in three children who arrived here from New York early Sunday, and eight foreigners who had trained together to work as English teachers along with a US infected patient, Yonhap said, citing health authorities.
Yonhap said some of the foreigners had been sent to language institutes in different cities nationwide before being quarantined, sparking health concerns.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which had earlier quarantined the three children as probable cases, refused to confirm the news report, saying the final results were due on Monday.
Seoul's health ministry had previously confirmed 10 cases of H1N1 flu infection. - AFP/ms
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
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