Singapore confirms 91 new H1N1 cases, bringing total to 969
The Health Ministry (MOH) says it plans to stop listing affected countries on its website soon, as more countries stop reporting their cases.
It also says travel advisories are becoming less useful, as the risk of picking up the virus at home or overseas has evened.
It adds that the virus strain remains mild, except for high—risk individuals with underlying medical conditions where complications and even deaths can occur.
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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20090703/tap-229-singapore-confirms-91-new-h1n1-c-231650b.html
Saturday, July 4, 2009
No more travel advisories
No more travel advisories
Last night, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) said it would no longer issue travel advisories to Singaporeans. It said such advisories had become less useful, as the risk of catching H1N1, whether in an affected country or in Singapore, is about equal.
Eventually, MOH will also drop the list of countries with confirmed victims, and those that have exported cases to Singapore, as more countries have stopped reporting confirmed cases. For now, however, it will retain the list on its website.
More news from Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_398941.html
Last night, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) said it would no longer issue travel advisories to Singaporeans. It said such advisories had become less useful, as the risk of catching H1N1, whether in an affected country or in Singapore, is about equal.
Eventually, MOH will also drop the list of countries with confirmed victims, and those that have exported cases to Singapore, as more countries have stopped reporting confirmed cases. For now, however, it will retain the list on its website.
More news from Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_398941.html
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