Shanghai fatalities -7

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A 50-year-old woman died of H1N1 swine flu yesterday, Shanghai's second death from the virus after a man, 60, died early Friday morning.

The woman was diagnosed as a serious case of swine flu on November 27 and transferred to Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, a designated hospital for treatment.

She died of swine flu complicated by serious pneumonia yesterday morning after hours of emergency treatment.

The Shanghai Health Bureau reported yesterday the city has detected 2,202 cases of swine flu since the first case was found in May.

There have been 45 serious cases, including the two deaths. At least six people made seriously ill by swine flu virus have recovered.

The bureau said the incidence of swine flu is generally stable in the city without outbreak in schools or communities.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Shanghai confirms 2 deaths in 3 days at hospital

Re: Shanghai confirms 2 deaths in 3 days at hospital

3 Shanghai fatalities as national H1N1 toll soars
By Cai Wenjun | 2009-12-10 | NEWSPAPER EDITION


A MAN, 53, yesterday became the third person to die from swine flu in Shanghai.
However, Shanghai's toll has been dwarfed by national figures - and a disturbing trend was revealed yesterday on the amount of fatalities and H1N1 infections involving pregnant women.

The Chinese mainland reported 125 deaths in the week from November 30 to December 6, nearly 65 percent of the 194 fatalities for the whole of November.

Almost 10,000 new cases have been confirmed in the week, taking the overall total to more than 100,000, according to the Ministry of Health.

Deaths were accelerating as large parts of China experienced wintry weather, it said.

The ministry said on its Website yesterday that about 13.7 percent of the deaths from swine flu on the mainland were pregnant women.

The man who died in Shanghai yesterday suffered other chronic illnesses and lost his battle for life in Xinhua Hospital.

A man, 60, and a woman, 50, died of swine-flu complications in Shanghai last Friday and Saturday.

By Tuesday, the city had detected 2,256 swine flu cases.

There have been 56 serious cases, including the fatalities.

Health officials said there was no epidemic in communities or schools in Shanghai.

Thirty-five people with severe swine flu were yesterday in Shanghai hospitals, 23 of them adults but none of them pregnant women.

A girl, 3, from eastern China's Anhui Province, remained in a critical condition in the Children's Hospital of Fudan University yesterday.

She is attached to a breathing machine and a special ice cap is being used in a bid to keep her temperature down.

"We are trying our best to save her," said Dr Wang Xiaohong. "We have saved three critically sick children with swine flu and learned from our experiences."



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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Shanghai fatalities -3

Re: Shanghai fatalities -3

First city child dies of H1N1
2009-12-11 | NEWSPAPER EDITION


SHANGHAI yesterday reported its first child swine-flu fatality, bringing the city's death toll from the virus to four.

A city girl, 5, died of complications including severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure at the Shanghai Children's Hospital yesterday afternoon.

She was diagnosed as a serious case last Thursday. She was so ill that any move would have placed her life in jeopardy so she was not transferred to the Children's Hospital of Fudan University, a designated swine-flu hospital, as scheduled last Friday.

"Because she was on a respiratory machine, moving of the patient might have impacted on the machine's operation," said Wang Yi, vice president of the Children's Hospital of Fudan University and a member of the city's expert swine-flu panel.

According to the Shanghai Health Bureau, the city detected 2,312 cases of swine flu by Wednesday, since the first case was found in May.

There have been 59 serious cases, including the four deaths.

There was no epidemic outbreak in Shanghai communities or schools and the general incidence of swine flu was stable, health officials said.

A three-year-old girl from Anhui Province, who was reported in a critical condition at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University on Wednesday, has stabilized and is expected to be removed from a respiratory machine soon.



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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Shanghai fatalities -4

Re: Shanghai fatalities -4

Swine flu death toll rises to 6
By Xu Fang and Lu Feiran | 2009-12-22 | NEWSPAPER EDITION


A MAN, 57, died from swine flu in Shanghai yesterday, bringing the city's fatality toll from the virus to six.

His death came as city health officials warned people of online snake-oil peddlers trying to cash in on the H1N1 outbreak.

The man, whose name was not released, suffered complications of severe pneumonia and other chronic illnesses after being diagnosed with a severe case of swine flu last Thursday, according to the Shanghai Health Bureau.

His condition deteriorated suddenly over the weekend in the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, officials said, and he succumbed in the early hours of the morning.

As of yesterday, the city reported 2,717 confirmed cases of swine flu. Among those 81 were severe.

Of the severely stricken, 29 patients were still being treated in hospital while another 46 had been released.

Health officials said there was no H1N1 epidemic in Shanghai and the situation was "stable and under control."

From last week, the city started to give free swine-flu vaccinations to the second tier of the at-risk population that includes college students, workers - especially non-locals - in labor-intensive enterprises, animal carers and livestock-market staff and port and frontier employees.

So-called swine-flu remedies, recipes and prescriptions have become hot items via online stores.

Household appliances with "sterilizing functions" and masks with "active carbon traditional Chinese medicine" are among the best sellers.

On Taobao.com, more than 3,460 "anti-H1N1 products" can be found, such as masks, perfume satchels with built-in TCM and herbal tea.

Some clothes, such as jeans, are being promoted as "warmer, to prevent H1N1."

A Shanghai vendor said he sold more than 780 masks with "active carbon" in a month.

Another vendor, who sold perfume satchels, said more than 10 types of TCM were put into the satchels.

Doctors warned people not to be gullible about products with no official authentication.

These products may be both "ineffective and unsafe."

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Shanghai fatalities -6

Re: Shanghai fatalities -6

Shanghai H1N1 death toll hits 7
By Cai Wenjun | 2009-12-25 | NEWSPAPER EDITION


SHANGHAI'S swine-flu death toll reached seven yesterday when a 41-year-old man succumbed to the virus.

The man was diagnosed as a serious case on Wednesday.

He was in a critical condition due to the viral infection complicated by pneumonia and kidney disease. The man died in the early hours of the morning in Zhabei District Central Hospital.

The Shanghai Health Bureau said the city had detected 2,828 cases of swine flu since the first was found in May.

So far there have been 89 people seriously sickened by the virus. Fifty-five of these patients have recovered and been discharged, while 27, including a three-year-old girl, are still hospitalized.

The girl, from Anhui Province, is being treated at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University, a designated swine-flu treatment facility.

She was sent to the hospital on November 28 and remains in a critical condition. "The patient is still depending on a respiratory machine," said Dr Wang Yi, vice president of the hospital.

Song Guofan, a bureau official, said the city had provided free inoculations to more than 1.2 million at-risk sectors of the population, including medical staff and students and teachers of primary and middle schools.

Authorities have started to give swine-flu vaccine to the second batch of the most at-risk people, such as migrant workers serving in labor-intensive enterprises and poultry farm workers after the Ministry of Health widened the eligibility scope for free inoculations two weeks ago.

"Vaccinations for pregnant women, which were also included in the expanded inoculation plan, haven't started yet," Song said.

Health officials said the city was still in the peak period for swine flu and urged residents to stay alert, keep warm and take precautionary measures such as wearing masks outdoors.

"We are still seeing an increase in serious cases," Song said. "With the further drop in temperatures, the virus may further spread."

Song said the New Year and Spring Festival periods, with a large mobile population, were key danger periods.



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