Temperature checks for H1N1 cases at all Singapore borders will be discontinued from Saturday, according to a government statement on Friday.
In the initial phase of H1N1 (2009) outbreak, temperature screening was implemented at the border checkpoints to contain the spread of the virus into the community. As Influenza A (H1N1-2009) has become endemic among global [...]
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Singapore has confirmed 50 new cases (316th to 365th cases) of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) today, bringing the total tally to 365 confirmed cases and nine are Filipino nationals.
In addition to these 50 new cases, 48 other cases were pending investigation yesterday.
Source: DFA
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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration reiterates its advisory to overseas Filipino workers on precautionary measures against A(H1N1) flu virus as the World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic.
POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said that aside from protecting themselves against the virus, inbound and outbound Filipino workers should observe the following reporting and monitoring arrangements: [...]
Singapore has implemented Home Quarantine Orders (HQO) with the aim of limiting the spread of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) in the community.
HQOs will be issued to those who have had close contact with confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1-2009). They will be placed under quarantine for 7 days from the point of their exposure to the [...]
As of 18 June 09, Singapore has 77 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1). 75 cases were imported while one appeared to have acquired his infection in Singapore, and another one was a close contact of a confirmed case. So far 27 patients have been discharged. The remaining 50 patients (22nd – 23rd, 25th – [...]
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Based on the daily update from the DFA website, below is the latest statistics:
A Filipina was tested positive of the A(H1N1) infection per confirmation by the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10 Filipinos who had close contact with a confirmed A(H1N1) case were quarantined until 15 June 2009, while 3 more added in the list will [...]
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Further updates from the Ministry of Health:
Singapore has confirmed another 11 new cases (67th to 77th cases) of Influenza A (H1N1), including one who appeared to have acquired his infection in Singapore. The remaining 10 cases involve travelers returning from countries with known community transmission of H1N1. This brings the total number of confirmed cases [...]
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On 9th June, Singapore had 3 new confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 18 according to Ministry of Health.
The 18th case is a 36-year-old Filipino female who works in Singapore. She returned to Singapore from Manila on Philippine Airlines PR501 at 1835 [...]
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With the continuous spreading of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus around the world including Asia, it’s wise to know the current status of the country you are in and the type of alerting system in place to warn against impending outbreak.
In Singapore, there is DORSCON which means Disease Outbreak Response System. Its main objective [...]
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