Two more imported cases of flu

The Health Bureau announced today that two more imported Influenza A (H1N1) cases were confirmed, taking the total number of imported cases to three. The second case was a 27-year-old woman who became the first Macao resident infected with the virus. She is a flight attendant who had visited Sydney, Jakarta, Hong Kong and Japan between 6 to 17 June. She sought medical attention at Hospital Conde S. Januário yesterday after having fever, running nose and cough, and was tested positive for the virus. A second test conducted today confirmed the test result. She was treated at the quarantine ward at Hospital Conde S. Januário and was in a fair condition. Her husband was tested negative for the virus, but was required to undergo medical observation. The third case is a 54-year-old man, a Macao resident who visited Toronto from 10 to 17 June and suffered from fever, headache and sore throat yesterday. He sought medical attention yesterday at Kiang Wu Hospital and was confirmed as having contracted the virus after two tests. He had been transferred to a quarantine ward at Hospital Conde S. Januário and was in a fair condition. His wife and his domestic helper were required to undergo medical observation. As of today, there were three confirmed imported cases of Influenza A (H1N1) in Macao.