Singapore confirms first case of H1N1 --27May2009

• Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1)
• patient is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition
• patient is a 22—year—old Singaporean woman who was in New York from May 14—24.
• She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on 26 May at 6.30am.
• 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
• Laboratory confirmation of her infection by midnight of 26 May
• Health Ministry says it has initiated contact tracing of her close contacts. They will be quarantined and provided with antiviral prophylaxis
• Passengers who had travelled in the same flight and were seated in rows 52 to 58 are urged to call the hotline at 1800—333 9999 to enable the MOH to check on their health condition.
• The MOH adds that all medical practitioners and healthcare institutions should continue to be vigilant to suspect cases.
• Singapore will continue with temperature screening for passengers entering Singapore at all checkpoints (land, sea and air).