The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed two more cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) today. This brings the total of confirmed cases in Singapore to 14.

The 13th patient is a 23-year-old Singaporean male who returned to Singapore from Melbourne on Singapore Airlines SQ238 (Row 40) on 4 Jun at 4:11 pm.

The 14th patient, a 22-year-old Singaporean female who is a cabin crew with Singapore Airlines, was on the same flight (SQ25) from New York to Frankfurt as three of the earlier confirmed cases; the 7th case involving a 30-year-old Australian male tourist who was seated at row 54, the 10th case - a 33-year-old Singaporean woman seated at row 14, and the 11th case involving an 18-year-old American female visitor who was seated at row 57.

Unlike the three previous cases however, she had stopped over at Frankfurt and only returned to Singapore on June 2 at 6:30 in the morning.

According to SIA, she had been removed from the roster upon returning to Singapore. The rest of the cabin members who were on the same flight are also grounded for seven days.

Meanwhile, two more cases of the H1N1 virus from the same flight, SQ25 on June 1, were reported by the Malaysian Ministry of Health. They were foreign passengers who arrived in Singapore on June 1 and left for Kuala Lumpur on June 3.

Contact tracing and monitoring

Contact tracing is ongoing for the passengers seated within the following seats for the following cases:.

SQ238 on June 4 (Case #13 : Melbourne- SIN)
- Within rows 38 to 42

Affected passengers who have not yet been contacted by MOH should call the MOH hotline at 1800-333 9999 to be checked.

Passengers on board SQ25 on June 1 (New York to Singapore via Frankfurt) are advised to monitor their health closely till June 8. Should they be unwell, they are advised to go to CDC immediately for an assessment using the 993 ambulance.