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SINGAPORE: A woman suspected of being infected with a variant of the influenza bug that caused the SARS epidemic in 2002 does not have the infection.
She was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) after having travelled from Kuwait to Singapore, with a two-hour transit in Qatar.
While she was initially suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus, SGH said laboratory tests have confirmed that she does not have the infection.
The hospital said her illness is linked to influenza A or H1N1 infection, which is one of the circulating seasonal influenza strains.
It added that the patient has a history of chronic disease and as such, would be at a higher risk.
A false tweet was circulated online at about 4pm on Thursday telling netizens to stay away from SGH because it has a patient who has the novel coronavirus.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1230965/1/.html
She was admitted to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) after having travelled from Kuwait to Singapore, with a two-hour transit in Qatar.
While she was initially suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus, SGH said laboratory tests have confirmed that she does not have the infection.
The hospital said her illness is linked to influenza A or H1N1 infection, which is one of the circulating seasonal influenza strains.
It added that the patient has a history of chronic disease and as such, would be at a higher risk.
A false tweet was circulated online at about 4pm on Thursday telling netizens to stay away from SGH because it has a patient who has the novel coronavirus.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1230965/1/.html