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Traveler from China S. Korea's newest flu case
7 June 2009 | 04:20 | FOCUS News Agency
Seoul. South Korean health authorities on Sunday reported that a 25-year-old South Korean woman who returned from China has contracted the new type-A flu that has spread through 69 countries worldwide, Yonhap News Agency reports.The new case brings the number of total infections found in the country to 47 since April and the first for a person arriving from China, said the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.It said efforts are underway to check other passengers on the Asiana flight that may have had contact with the infected person.The woman, who was showing symptoms upon her arrival on Thursday, visited a local clinic the day after where she underwent tests.
Authorities, meanwhile, said that of the 47 people that have been confirmed to have been infected with the Type-A H1N1 virus, only six are being held in quarantine with the rest being released and in good health.
As of Friday, the World Health Organization reported that there were 21,940 people infected around the world with 125 deaths being attributed to the virus. Most deaths have occurred in Mexico, with others being reported in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Chile.
Traveler from China S. Korea's newest flu case
7 June 2009 | 04:20 | FOCUS News Agency
Seoul. South Korean health authorities on Sunday reported that a 25-year-old South Korean woman who returned from China has contracted the new type-A flu that has spread through 69 countries worldwide, Yonhap News Agency reports.The new case brings the number of total infections found in the country to 47 since April and the first for a person arriving from China, said the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs.It said efforts are underway to check other passengers on the Asiana flight that may have had contact with the infected person.The woman, who was showing symptoms upon her arrival on Thursday, visited a local clinic the day after where she underwent tests.
Authorities, meanwhile, said that of the 47 people that have been confirmed to have been infected with the Type-A H1N1 virus, only six are being held in quarantine with the rest being released and in good health.
As of Friday, the World Health Organization reported that there were 21,940 people infected around the world with 125 deaths being attributed to the virus. Most deaths have occurred in Mexico, with others being reported in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Chile.