ABSCBN NEWS:
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday announced that 15 more Filipinos have been infected with the influenza A(H1N1) virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 92.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque said the 15 cases are "all mild in nature." Four of them travelled to Japan, Singapore, Mexico, and the United States.
Duque said "contact tracing of said new cases is on-going."
He said 32 of the 92 infected patients have fully recovered from the virus and have been sent home.
The DOH, meanwhile, said classes at the Helera Elementary School in Jaen town in Nueva Ecija province have been suspended due to a confirmed A(H1N1) case in the school. It said the voluntary class suspension started Thursday.
The health department said students and faculty members who came into contact with the infected pupil are being traced and will be asked to self-quarantine.
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN News gathered that classes at the Doña Candelaria Meneses Duque High School in Bulacan town, Bulacan province have also been suspended after several students exhibited flu-like symptoms.
The flu-like illness started from one section of the school's second year level. The illness reportedly spread to other year levels, prompting the school's management to call the DOH's attention.
Throat swab samples taken from the students have been brought to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine office in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The entire school has been "disinfected."
As of June 10, the WHO said there were already 27,737 confirmed cases and 141 deaths from 74 reporting countries. The latest country to report A(H1N1) is Ukraine.
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