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S. Korea reports first confirmed case of swine flu
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May 2, 2009, Saturday
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SOUTH Korean health authorities said today that a woman who recently returned from Mexico has swine flu - the country's first confirmed case of the virus.
The infection was the second confirmed in Asia. Hong Kong officials ordered a weeklong quarantine yesterday for hundreds of hotel guests and workers after a tourist from Mexico tested positive for disease. The 25-year-old man was isolated at a hospital and was in stable condition.
The 51-year-old South Korean has been quarantined since early this week when she reported having flu symptoms after returning from Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak. Lee Jong-koo, chief of the state disease control center said at a news briefing that final tests confirmed today she had the same strain as the one in Mexico.
Choi Kang-won, a doctor overseeing her, told reporters that she is in good condition with few symptoms. Health officials said her doctors are considering discharging her.
Yonhap news agency said she is a nun living in a convent near Seoul, but officials refused to confirm the report, citing privacy.
South Korea has said a woman who drove the now-confirmed patient home from the airport last Sunday may also have the disease. Final tests are under way. All other suspected cases have returned negative results.
The infection was the second confirmed in Asia. Hong Kong officials ordered a weeklong quarantine yesterday for hundreds of hotel guests and workers after a tourist from Mexico tested positive for disease. The 25-year-old man was isolated at a hospital and was in stable condition.
The 51-year-old South Korean has been quarantined since early this week when she reported having flu symptoms after returning from Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak. Lee Jong-koo, chief of the state disease control center said at a news briefing that final tests confirmed today she had the same strain as the one in Mexico.
Choi Kang-won, a doctor overseeing her, told reporters that she is in good condition with few symptoms. Health officials said her doctors are considering discharging her.
Yonhap news agency said she is a nun living in a convent near Seoul, but officials refused to confirm the report, citing privacy.
South Korea has said a woman who drove the now-confirmed patient home from the airport last Sunday may also have the disease. Final tests are under way. All other suspected cases have returned negative results.
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