All out of the sudden now H1N1 is back in the news here in Malaysia but I'm quite surprised at the coverage of it. So far I have noticed only certain news agencies are carrying the news but some seems like they are not bothered at all.
However kudos to the News Straits Times for their commendable reporting for the past few days. Here's another breaking report for them:
" New influenza A (H1N1) cluster cases have been detected throughout the country, putting the Health Ministry on high alert. And for the first time, staff of a government hospital were also infected.
Between March 21 and 27 alone, 83 people in Selangor, Malacca and Terengganu were found to have the virus.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said these cluster cases indicated that the H1N1 virus was still active.
He, however, said the situation was under control.
Of the 83 people, 15 were staff of Hospital Serdang in Selangor, Sime Darby Merlimau Estate in Malacca (16), Madrasah Tahfiz Raudatul Muslihin Masjid Tanah in Malacca (31), IKM Jasin Malacca (7), Rumah Anak Yatim Vidyalaya Kuala Kubu Baru (9) and Sekolah Menengah Agama Rantau Abang in Dungun, Terengganu (5).
On the Kuala Kubu case where 59 pupils of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Kuala Kubu Baru were placed in home quarantine after 47 were found with H1N1, he said only one was confirmed positive.
Two pupils are waiting the outcome of laboratory results while another 15, who were admitted with influenza-like illness, were discharged and were now in home quarantine.
Thirty-five other pupils have recovered from their illness but have been told to return to hospital if they had a recurrence of the symptoms.
"Parents of these pupils have been told to closely monitor them."
As suspected H1N1 is back.
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