DFA: Filipino woman is 18th A(H1N1) case in Singapor

MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino woman in Singapore has tested positive for the
A(H1N1) virus, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Friday.

The DFA cited a report from the Philippine Embassy in the island-city state that the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs had confirmed the case.

In an update posted Friday morning on its Web site, the DFA also said at least 10 Filipinos were quarantined in Singapore until June 15 after having had "close contact" with a confirmed A(H1N1) case.

A separate account on the site Barangay Singapore said the Filipino woman was the 18th A(H1N1) case in Singapore.

In an entry dated June 10, the site described the Filipino woman as 36 years old working in Singapore.

"She returned to Singapore from Manila on Philippine Airlines PR501 at 1835 hours on June 8. She was seated in row 6," it said.

On the other hand, the DFA said three more Filipinos were to be quarantined until June 19.

"The total number of Filipinos in Singapore who were reportedly issued Home Quarantine Orders is now twenty-one," it added.

Meanwhile, the DFA cited reports from the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong that two Filipinos traveling to Hong Kong are currently confined in a hospital after health authorities confirmed them as new A(H1N1) cases.

The DFA said the Philippine post in Hong Kong "is taking precautionary measures against the flu after the WHO upgraded the alert status Phase 5 to Pandemic."

On Thursday, dzBB radio reported an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who returned from Singapore last June 6 is the first confirmed A(H1N1) case in Capiz province.

Capiz Governor Victor Tangco Sr. said the 38-year-old OFW was found positive for A(H1N1), based on a fax message from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) that found swab samples from the OFW positive for A(H1N1).

He said the provincial government has started contact tracing for the OFW. - GMANews.TV

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