By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 14 June 2009 2327 hrs
Health screening officers monitor passengers through a thermal scanner at the Changi International Airport
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed another six cases of the H1N1 flu, bringing the total to 40.
Three of them are children, aged seven to nine.
One of them, a nine-year-old Malaysian boy, had gone to Sydney and Melbourne before coming here for a holiday.
He had developed symptoms while onboard a Jetstar flight (JQ61) from Melbourne (via Darwin) on June 13. He was seated at row 17.
Another child, a seven-year-old girl from Australia, also flew in from Melbourne on Saturday, on Singapore Airlines SQ228 at 21:32 hours. She was seated at row 60.
The third child, an eight-year-old Singapore permanent resident, had gone to the Philippines for a family visit on May 30, and returned on Saturday. Her mother, who was with her, has also been admitted.
Both had boarded Singapore Airlines flight SQ915 on June 13 and were seated at row 38 and 39. The mother had developed symptoms before boarding, while the girl became ill during the flight. All four cases were picked up by airport thermal scanners and were sent to the Communicable Disease Centre on 993 ambulances.
The fifth case is a 24-year-old Singaporean off-duty air stewardess who had flown in from Frankfurt on Singapore Airlines SQ25 on June 12, sitting in row 38.
She had developed symptoms while in Frankfurt, but was given the all-clear to fly by a German doctor. Upon arrival in Singapore, she went to a clinic at Changi Airport and was sent to the Communicable Disease Centre via 993 ambulance on the morning of June 14.
The final case is a 19-year-old Singaporean, returning from his holiday in Melbourne on June 12.
He had arrived in Melbourne on June 7 and developed symptoms the next day. Upon return to Singapore on SQ238, row 43, he was not detected by airport thermal scanners as he was not feverish then and stayed at home. He was later sent to the CDC via 993 ambulance on the night of June 12.
Of the 40 cases so far, 19 had travelled to Melbourne, and another 14 had come from the US.
The Health Ministry (MOH) has initiated contact tracing for all six patients.
It reminds travellers to refrain from travelling should they have symptoms within 24 hours of their planned departure and to consult a doctor.
- CNA/yt
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
Health screening officers monitor passengers through a thermal scanner at the Changi International AirportSINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed another six cases of the H1N1 flu, bringing the total to 40.
Three of them are children, aged seven to nine.
One of them, a nine-year-old Malaysian boy, had gone to Sydney and Melbourne before coming here for a holiday.
He had developed symptoms while onboard a Jetstar flight (JQ61) from Melbourne (via Darwin) on June 13. He was seated at row 17.
Another child, a seven-year-old girl from Australia, also flew in from Melbourne on Saturday, on Singapore Airlines SQ228 at 21:32 hours. She was seated at row 60.
The third child, an eight-year-old Singapore permanent resident, had gone to the Philippines for a family visit on May 30, and returned on Saturday. Her mother, who was with her, has also been admitted.
Both had boarded Singapore Airlines flight SQ915 on June 13 and were seated at row 38 and 39. The mother had developed symptoms before boarding, while the girl became ill during the flight. All four cases were picked up by airport thermal scanners and were sent to the Communicable Disease Centre on 993 ambulances.
The fifth case is a 24-year-old Singaporean off-duty air stewardess who had flown in from Frankfurt on Singapore Airlines SQ25 on June 12, sitting in row 38.
She had developed symptoms while in Frankfurt, but was given the all-clear to fly by a German doctor. Upon arrival in Singapore, she went to a clinic at Changi Airport and was sent to the Communicable Disease Centre via 993 ambulance on the morning of June 14.
The final case is a 19-year-old Singaporean, returning from his holiday in Melbourne on June 12.
He had arrived in Melbourne on June 7 and developed symptoms the next day. Upon return to Singapore on SQ238, row 43, he was not detected by airport thermal scanners as he was not feverish then and stayed at home. He was later sent to the CDC via 993 ambulance on the night of June 12.
Of the 40 cases so far, 19 had travelled to Melbourne, and another 14 had come from the US.
The Health Ministry (MOH) has initiated contact tracing for all six patients.
It reminds travellers to refrain from travelling should they have symptoms within 24 hours of their planned departure and to consult a doctor.
- CNA/yt
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
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