By S.Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 June 2009 1753 hrs
Health screening officers monitor passengers through a thermal scanner at the Changi International Airport
SINGAPORE: It's been six weeks since the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alert on the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak and there's been no evidence of communal spread of the virus in Singapore yet.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said this is an achievement.
As the number of infected individuals remain small, he said the Health Ministry will go all out to track every person who's been in contact with the patient.
Speaking at the 60th anniversary celebration of medical social work service held at Changi General Hospital on Saturday, he urged Singaporeans to remain vigilant and practise good hygiene to keep the virus at bay.
He said a good team of doctors from the public sector and scientists have been assembled under the charge of Director of Medical Services, Professor K Satku to analyse the H1N1 influenza samples from the 14 H1N1 patients in Singapore.
Their results will help determine if the virus in Singapore is behaving like the H1N1 bug that's spreading elsewhere in the world.
Mr Khaw said: "Every week that we earn without a community spread, it is useful because vaccines will eventually produced. You shorten the time waiting for a vaccine, but let's be mentally prepared that sooner or later, there will be a community spread - not only in Singapore but all other places.” - CNA/vm
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
Health screening officers monitor passengers through a thermal scanner at the Changi International AirportSINGAPORE: It's been six weeks since the World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alert on the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak and there's been no evidence of communal spread of the virus in Singapore yet.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said this is an achievement.
As the number of infected individuals remain small, he said the Health Ministry will go all out to track every person who's been in contact with the patient.
Speaking at the 60th anniversary celebration of medical social work service held at Changi General Hospital on Saturday, he urged Singaporeans to remain vigilant and practise good hygiene to keep the virus at bay.
He said a good team of doctors from the public sector and scientists have been assembled under the charge of Director of Medical Services, Professor K Satku to analyse the H1N1 influenza samples from the 14 H1N1 patients in Singapore.
Their results will help determine if the virus in Singapore is behaving like the H1N1 bug that's spreading elsewhere in the world.
Mr Khaw said: "Every week that we earn without a community spread, it is useful because vaccines will eventually produced. You shorten the time waiting for a vaccine, but let's be mentally prepared that sooner or later, there will be a community spread - not only in Singapore but all other places.” - CNA/vm
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
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