Health Minister says S'pore is in last leg of battle against H1N1
By 938 LIVE | Posted: 11 July 2009 1616 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Singapore's Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Saturday said the nation is in the final leg of its battle against the H1N1 flu virus.

He said Singaporeans have fought off the virus well by being well-informed and complying with precautionary measures.

Mr Khaw said studies have shown that the virus seems to be getting weaker as time goes by.

However, he stressed that there is still a chance it may mutate and get deadlier.

The Minister also said there are bound to be complicated cases, with some possibly resulting in death.

Speaking at a health event, Mr Khaw highlighted the priorities his Ministry is now focusing on, besides high risk groups.

Said Minister Khaw: "We're taking a pause and reflecting on what have we learnt in the last three months, what are the lessons. So we're doing a post mortem on how we have reacted to this first wave, to learn from it, where can we do better? (Another priority) is to prepare for the next wave. Of course we hope there's no next wave, but we can't tell."

As of Friday, there were 60 H1N1 flu cases in hospital, including one in intensive care.

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