Singapore confirms another 16 new H1N1 cases
By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 22 June 2009 0040 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed another 16 new cases of H1N1.
Seven are local and nine has travel history, bringing the total number of H1N1 cases in Singapore to 142.
A third cluster of locally-infected cases has also been identified at popular nightclub Butter Factory at One Fullerton.
The new case is a 19-year-old Singaporean female student. She visited the club on June 17 when three previously reported cases were also there.
The Health Ministry has advised all those who had visited Butter Factory on June 17 to monitor their health and seek medical attention if they feel unwell.
The other new cases include two additional ones from the Riverlife Church cluster.
One is a 20-year-old Singaporean female student who attended a church function on June 13, while the other is a 12-year-old Singaporean boy who is a cousin to an earlier case in the cluster.
There were also three new cases with no travel history and no known contact with confirmed cases.
One is a 22-year-old Singaporean female student who participated in a church camp at Prince George's Park from June 15 to 18.
Another is a 21-year-old National Serviceman based at Clementi Police Station.
There was also another local case, a 22-year-old Malaysian man, who is a colleague of a previously confirmed case.
The nine imported cases include three Singaporeans, two Permanent Residents and four foreigners (a Filippino, a Malaysian, an Australian and an Indonesian. They had travelled to Australia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Indonesia.
Contact tracing is underway. - CNA/de
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