Zhuhai’s confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) patient entered the Mainland through Macao last Friday evening and left Macao on the same night, the Health Bureau announced today. The patient arrived in Macao at Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal in the evening and took bus No. 3 or No. 3A to the Border Gate Checkpoint about 22:45 and entered the Mainland. The patient developed symptoms of influenza in Zhuhai the following day and tests confirmed him as Zhuhai’s first H1N1 patient today. Since the man had not developed symptoms of influenza when he took the bus in Macao, it was unlikely for passengers on board to contract the virus, thus they were not required to be kept under medical observation, the Bureau said. The patient, a Mainlander, was 172cm tall, with a short beard and long hair. He was wearing a grey T-shirt, a blue jacket and blue jeans while on the bus. He was also carrying a navy blue suitcase. As a precaution, passengers on the same bus who are worried could contact the Health Bureau at 28561122 for advice. Last night Taiwan’s health authorities gave the Health Bureau information of two persons who had sat near Taiwan’s 13th confirmed H1N1 patient on the plane. The two had arrived in Macao on 30 May and spent 40 minutes at the airport in transit. The Bureau had conveyed the information to the health authorities of their destination. Meanwhile, three Macao women were also tested negative for the virus today. The Hospital Conde S. Januário treated 99 children and 49 adults with respiratory illness symptoms today and medical teams at terminals checked body temperatures of more than 148,000 people entering Macao. They also dealt with 98 enquiries. To date there is no probable or confirmed human case of Influenza A (H1N1) reported in Macao.
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