Up to 45 swine flu cases connected to NYC school
The number of confirmed cases in New York rose from eight to 28 on Monday. The city said it has an additional 17 probable cases. All of the cases involved students, their relatives and at least one teacher from the St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, city officials said.
More than 160 sick students were treated at the school nurse’s office Thursday and Friday, and Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said he expected more cases from the community to be confirmed. Some students received doses of Tamiflu, the medication that can help alleviate symptoms of the flu.
The rising number of cases put the city on edge. People were showing up at hospitals asking to be tested for swine flu when they had light flu symptoms. New Yorkers had depleted some pharmacies’ stockpile of paper face masks by Monday morning.
South Korea suspects first human swine flu case: Yonhap
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SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea has spotted a suspected case of swine flu in a citizen just back from a trip to Mexico, Yonhap news agency quoted a government official as saying Tuesday.
“A South Korean citizen who recently returned from a trip to Mexico has been classified as a possible swine flu patient,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
No further details were immediately available.