ANOTHER 26 new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) have been confirmed in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday.
Three of the cases - a Filipino male and two Singaporean male students - appear to have acquired their infections locally, with "no travel history or known contact with confirmed cases".
The remaining 22 cases involve travellers returning from other countries while another was a close contact of an earlier confirmed case.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 103.
86th case
The Filipino male, the country's 86th case, is a 27-year-old working here. According to MOH, "his six-member family from the Philippines came to Singapore from Manila on June 11. From June 12 to 14, he took his family to several places of interest.
"His family returned to Manila on June 14. His six family members appeared well during their stay in Singapore. He went to work from June 15 to 17. He developed symptoms while he was in the office on June 16 evening.
"On June 18 morning, he sought medical attention at a GP clinic for fever and cough. A 993 ambulance was called to send him to CDC2. Swabs were taken from him for influenza testing under MOH's influenza surveillance programme, and he was discharged with three days of medical leave and medication.
"He went and stayed home for the rest of the day. Laboratory results confirmed his infection on the same day and he was admitted to CDC2 via a 993 ambulance at night."
95th case
"The 95th case is a 16-year-old Singaporean male student. He was at home all day on June 12. From June 13 to 15, he was out for social activities. He remained home on June 16 and was out again on June 17.
"He developed symptoms on June 17night while he was at home. On June 18 morning, he went to the polyclinic where swabs were taken under MOH's influenza surveillance programme, and he was prescribed some medication.
"He returned home thereafter and remained at home. On June 19, he received a call from the polyclinic informing him that he had tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) . He was admitted to CDC via a 993 ambulance."
103rd case
"The 103rd case is a 14-year-old Singaporean male student. He stayed home from June 10 to 12. On June 13 and 14, he attended church functions in the morning and returned home thereafter.
"He went to Sentosa with his friends on June 15. While at home, he developed a fever on June 16 afternoon. He sought medical attention at a polyclinic on June 17morning where swabs were taken for influenza testing under MOH's influenza surveillance programme.
"He stayed home for the rest of that day, and the following day. On June 19 afternoon, he received a call from the polyclinic informing him that he had tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) . He was admitted to KKH via a 993 ambulance."
