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Singapore's Health Ministry has announced that it is making the transition to the mitigation phase, so those with flu-like symptoms may see polyclinic or pandemic preparedness clinic doctors, who will make a preliminary assessment. They need not call 993 for the special ambulance.
Only severely ill or high-risk patients will be tested for the H1N1 flu virus, and hospitalised if needed. Those with mild symptoms may be sent home and if necessary, prescribed anti-viral drugs.
The World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic alert level remains at the maximum level of six.
The A(H1N1) virus, which was first detected in Mexico in April, has infected almost 100,000 people around the world, causing 440 deaths.
WHO said the the flu pandemic will last up to two years and warned countries that already had large numbers of infections to prepare for a "second wave of infection".
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Updated: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:14:15
SINGAPORE: Polyclinics started offering H1N1 vaccinations on Friday and Haj pilgrims were among the first to receive the jabs.
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| Managing Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (8 July) |
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Influenza A (H1N1-2009) has become endemic among global communities. Yesterday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) informed that countries are no longer required to submit regular reports of individual laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths to WHO.This is because the reporting of such numbers is no longer a useful monitoring tool. WHO has also decided that it will no longer publish the global tables showing the number of confirmed cases for all countries.
With this decision by the WHO, MOH will not be able to compile an accurate list of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) affected countries. We will accordingly remove the list from the MOH website.
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| 23 June 2009: A woman stands next to an influenza alert notice outside a hospital in Manila. A 49-year-old woman has become the Philippines' first fatality linked to H1N1 flu. - AFP |
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The virus enters the nose or mouth, inhaled in droplets expelled by a cough or a sneeze by an infected person. It can survive on surfaces for up to 72 hours, depending on the type of surface, temperature and humidity. |
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Health Minister meets the media and discusses the next wave for Spore in H1N1 outbreak
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