Friday, May 01, 2009

HK confirms 1st flu case

HONG KONG - HONG Kong on Friday reported its first confirmed case of swine flu, Chief Executive Donald Tsang said.

'We have our first confirmed swine flu case in Hong Kong. He is Mexican,' Mr Tsang told reporters.

The Mexian arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday from Mexico via Shanghai, Mr Tsang said.

He was admitted to hospital on Thursday night suffering fever and tested positive on Friday for swine flu. He was in stable condition, Mr Tsang said.

The hotel in Wanchai district where he had been staying had been cordoned off, he said.

(source: www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_371029.html )

My comments:
Finally this news arrived and my decision is confirmed that my family will not be heading to HK for holidays in June. This h1n1 flu virus has spread to Asia and now it is a matter of time, when Singapore will get its first case.

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