Singapore reports 1st H1N1 flu case

Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1), the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

The patient is a 22 year-old Singaporean woman who was in New York from May 14 to 24. She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on Tuesday at 6.30 am.

She began to develop a cough while onboard. She passed the thermal scanner uneventfully as she did not have fever then. Later in the morning, she consulted a GP who decided to send her to TTSH via a 993 ambulance, given her travel history.

She was immediately admitted for testing. Laboratory confirmed her infection was made at midnight on Tuesday. The patient is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition.

Passengers who had travelled in the same flight and were seated in rows 52-58 are urged to called the hotline at 1800-3339999 so that the ministry can check on their health condition. 

Source: Straits Times