of singapore confirms fifth case of h1n1

S'pore confirms 5th case: The 22-year-old Singaporean female was in the United States from May 13-28 and returned to Singapore from New York via Tokyo on an All Nippon Airways flight NH901 at 2332 hours on May 29. She was seated at row 36.

A 22-YEAR-OLD Singaporean female has been confirmed as the fifth case of the H1N1 flu in Singapore, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Sunday. The patient was in the United States from May 13-28 and returned to Singapore from New York via Tokyo on an All Nippon Airways flight NH901 at 2332 hours on May 29. She was seated at row 36. She passed the thermal scanners at Changi Airport as she did not have a fever then. However, the patient developed a fever the next morning and her mother drove her to Tan Tock Seng hospital. She was admitted to the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC) and laboratory tests confirmed her infection the same day. According to the statement, the patient's symptoms are mild and she is in stable condition.