MERGED: Swine flu (A H1N1 Virus)

[colossus]

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This means there is still no case of the H1N1 flu in the country. Good for us. I just would like to commend the efforts of the government agencies concerned together with all the other local government units. They are really focused on treating the possible patients because they don't want the people to catch the epidemic in the country.

That being the case, we are still free from the virus. We might as well be thankful that they are really strict in following the rules. It's better to err on the side of precaution, as they say.

[bisan-unsa]

unsay update ad2 naa mga 100 ka baboy namatay den naa symptoms of flu (basin swine daw)... ginews man to pero wala man in details woi...

[chuck_scofield]

We should congratulate the DOH for a job well done in handling properly the AH1N1 virus scare. Although, the epidemic is not yet over and there is still a possibility that the virus can enter our country, still, we should commend the health department for immediately responding to the alarm caused by this pandemic. Their information dissemination campaign is a huge success because judging from the comments of ordinary folks, they are now knowledgeable of the virus and how to prevent it.

[chad_tukes]

...and so Pacman's homecoming parade got canceled because of the AH1N1 scare.

[Bahalina-boy]

bantayan pud unta ang pantalan. naa rabay mga barko gikan lain nasod.

[omad]

I thought it's over in these parts of my neighborhood and the immediate danger it brought along with it has passed... guess not...

It's still very much alive and wreaking havoc as of this very moment. Worse, it's already in the same zip code where I live.

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May 14, 2009, 5:48 pm

Queens Educator Critically Ill With Swine Flu; 3 Schools Closed

By Anemona Hartocollis AND Javier C. Hernandez Updated, 6:12 p.m.

In the first serious case of swine flu has been found in New York City, the assistant principal of a Queens middle school has been hospitalized and is on a ventilator, officials said Thursday. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has scheduled a news conference for around 6:15 p.m. to discuss the new outbreak.

The assistant principal, who works at Intermediate School 238, in the Hollis section of Queens, appears to have become critically ill and was said to be near death.
His illness raised the possibility that the virus may have mutated into a more severe form than has been seen yet in New York.

Three public schools in Queens — the middle school where the assistant principal worked, as well as schools, Intermediate School 5 in Elmhurst and Public School 16 in Corona — are being closed, effective Friday, because of the outbreak, officials said. The three schools together enroll 4,475 students.

The new outbreak came as officials seemed to be leaving the impression that the immediate danger of the virus, officially known as A(H1N1), had passed. As of Thursday morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified 4,298 confirmed and probable cases of swine flu in the United States, causing three deaths: two in Texas and one in Washington State.

The new outbreak comes just days after the state health commissioner, Dr. Richard F. Daines, announced that the state would begin swine flu as it would treat any ordinary seasonal flu, and that the state would decrease its level of testing and just look for new patterns.

Queens Educator Critically Ill With Swine Flu; 3 Schools Closed - NYTimes.com

[vienzel]

Kaubo...na naa na pod diay ni oi! karon pa ko dungog balik sa CNN news. Abi nako mana sad.

[matits]

Health Secretary Francisco Duque on Thursday evening announced the first case of influenza A (H1N1) in the Philippines.

Duque, who is currently at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, said in a teleconference that a Filipina patient who came from a trip last May 18 tested positive for the A (H1N1) virus.

The ten-year-old girl, who is not yet identified, already showed symptoms - fever, cough, and sore throat - upon arrival in the country. She came from a trip to the United States and Canada.**read more @

(UPDATE 2) Duque confirms first case of H1N1 in RP | ABS-CBN News Online Beta

[poisontree]

saw the news earlier, sa bandila, and naa na daw positive case diri sa philippines. kung asa dapita wa gisulti.

[joshua259]

hala!... ka kuyaw na ani... maytag sa manila lang na dili ma abot sa cebu...