ABS-CBN NEWS:
The Philippines on Wednesday said it has 64 new confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) infection, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 311.
In a press conference in Tarlac City, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said 94 of the 311 cases have full recovered.
He said the new cases include 40 males and 24 females with ages ranging from 1 to 62 year old. Two of the 64 new cases are foreigners while the rest are Filipino.
Duque visited Jaen, Nueva Ecija Wednesday to meet with local officials and health workers and map out further measures to contain a community level outbreak of the virus. Local officials earlier placed the municipality under a state of calamity after 11 Jaen residents tested positive for A (H1N1).
Jaen Mayor Santi Austria said local health authorities have conducted swabbing tests on 72 people from three barangays after they showed flu-like symptoms. He said residents who tested positive for A (H1N1) are responding well to treatment and are expected to recover soon.
Health officials on Wednesday said two children in Bacolod City and a 38-old seaman in Iloilo City have tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) infection.
The Department of Health Region 6 said the two minors in Bacolod City had just arrived from United States are currently confined in a private hospital. Dr. Glen Alonsabe, Regional Epidemiology Center Head, said the two victims are below 10 years old and are experiencing a mild case of the virus.
"They arrived from the United States last week and are planning to go to school in Bacolod. We are also closely monitoring their respective family members and those whom they had close contacts since their arrival. Some of them have already done self-quarantine in their homes," said Alonsabe.
The mother of one of the victims is also in the hospital after showing symptoms of A (H1N1) infection.
The DOH regional office is still awaiting results of tests conducted on two American missionaries in the city who have also manifested symptoms of the A(H1N1) despite being already released from the hospital.
There are now three A(H1N1) positive cases in Bacolod City, the first being the 17-year-old student from De La Salle University who came to Bacolod two weeks ago.
Healh officials said a 38-year-old seaman in Iloilo who had just arrived from Germany also tested positive for A (H1N1). They said the man is currently confined at Western Visayas Medical Center.
Local officials in Iloilo and Bacolod said the swine flu scare has raised demand for face masks, alcohol, hand sanitizers and other medical supplies.
as of 06/17/2009 3:05 PM
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