Singapore's latest Influenza A (H1N1) case - the 15th - is a 39-year-old Indonesian woman who had not been abroad recently. Her niece, the 11th H1N1 case here, returned from New York last Monday.
The woman had accompanied her niece to the doctor last Tuesday when the niece developed flu symptoms. Three of the woman's household members are now on home quarantine.
As for the 12th patient, an 18-year-old male who had travelled by MRT to see a doctor, MOH said there was no need for alarm as the train ride from Serangoon to Kovan lasted two minutes, and there was limited exposure to other people.
Be prepared if H1N1 spreads here
by Mavis Toh
Singaporeans must be mentally ready for the likely spread of Influenza A (H1N1) throughout the community, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday.
Thanks to containment measures and prompt reporting by the victims, it is an achievement that community spread has not occurred. But it is unlikely this situation will remain unchanged.
Said Mr Khaw: 'We will try very hard to contain it but we must be mentally prepared that, at some stage, there will be community spread, not just in Singapore but all over the place.'
