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Summary of events in 2009 and 2010, Swine Flu, Influenza A(H1N1)
On 24th Apr 2009 (GMT), the World Health Organisation (WHO) put out an alert on a Influenza-like illness in the United States and Mexico. The United States Government reported seven confirmed human
cases of Swine Influenza A/H1N1 in the USA.
On 25th Apr 2009 (GMT), in the 2nd update on the swine flu illness, the Director-General declared the event a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Daily updates followed, with WHO advising no restriction of regular travel or closure of borders. The number of laboratory confirmed cases climbed.
On 28th Apr 2009, 5AM (GMT+8), The WHO alert system was raised from Phase 3 to Phase 4. Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza
reassortant virus able to cause "community-level outbreaks".
In Singapore, the Disease Outbreak Response System (DORSCON) was raised to "Alert Yellow", from "Alert Green" on 29th April 09 (GMT+8).
Alert Yellow
* Inefficient human-to-human transmission. Requires sustained close contact.
* Small clusters of cases may occur.
* Isolated imported cases may occur but there is no sustained local transmission.
* Healthcare worker/ institutions response - staff in high risk areas (Emergency Depts, ICUs, Triage stations) in PPE
* Public response - GREEN measures (hygiene measures, mask wearing, social responsibility) + contact particulars recorded when visiting hospitals & clinics.
On 30th Apr 2009 4:06AM (GMT+8): The WHO Phase of pandemic alert was raised from Phase 4 to Phase 5. Phase 5 is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one
WHO region.
30 Apr 09 (GMT+8): Singapore MOH followed, raising its DORSCON to "Alert Orange". At this time, there were no confirmed cases in Singapore.
Alert Orange
* More efficient human-to-human transmission. Virus not fully transmissible. Requires close contact.
* Larger clusters of cases in Singapore.
* Healthcare worker/ institutions response - All areas with patient contact : staff in PPE
* Public response - YELLOW measures + No visitors to hospitals
o Encourage temperature taking at schools and non healthcare establishments
o Consider closure of schools and suspension of public gatherings and events
3 May 2009 0600 (GMT), 17 countries have officially reported 787 cases of confirmed infection.
On 12th Feb 2010 (GMT+8), Ministry of Health, Singapore, moved its alert level to Green.
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Following is information which was last updated in 22 Jun 2009 |
Laboratory-confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) as
officially reported to WHO by States Parties to the International Health
Regulations (2005)
| Country |
Cumulative total as of 16 Jun
2009 SST |
|
Newly confirmed (from last report
) |
|
|
|
Cases
|
Deaths
|
Cases
|
Deaths
|
|
Argentina
|
343
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Australia
|
1823
|
0
|
516
|
0
|
|
Austria
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bahamas
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bahrain
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Barbados
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Belgium
|
17
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
Bolivia
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Brazil
|
54
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Bulgaria
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Canada
|
2978
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cayman Islands, UKOT
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Chile
|
1694
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
China
|
318
|
0
|
130
|
0
|
|
Colombia
|
42
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
|
Costa Rica
|
104
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cuba
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cyprus
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Czech Republic
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Denmark
|
12
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Dominica
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
93
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
Ecuador
|
80
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
|
Egypt
|
18
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
|
El Salvador
|
95
|
0
|
26
|
0
|
|
Estonia
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Finland
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
France
|
80
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
|
Germany
|
170
|
0
|
75
|
0
|
|
Greece
|
19
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
|
Guatemala
|
119
|
1
|
45
|
0
|
|
Honduras
|
89
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Hungary
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Iceland
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
India
|
16
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
|
Ireland
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Israel
|
117
|
0
|
49
|
0
|
|
Italy
|
67
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
|
Jamaica
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Japan
|
605
|
0
|
56
|
0
|
|
Korea, Republic of
|
65
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
|
Kuwait
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Lebanon
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Luxembourg
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Malaysia
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Mexico
|
6241
|
108
|
0
|
0
|
|
Morocco
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Netherlands
|
61
|
0
|
26
|
0
|
|
New Zealand
|
86
|
0
|
59
|
0
|
|
Nicaragua
|
56
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Norway
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Panama
|
272
|
0
|
51
|
0
|
|
Paraguay
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Peru
|
91
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
|
Philippines
|
77
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Poland
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Portugal
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Romania
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Russia
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
11
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
|
Singapore
|
47
|
0
|
29
|
0
|
|
Slovakia
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Spain
|
488
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Sweden
|
32
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
|
Switzerland
|
22
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Thailand
|
29
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Turkey
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ukraine
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
United Kingdom
|
1226
|
0
|
404
|
0
|
|
United States of America
|
17855
|
45
|
4638
|
18
|
|
Uruguay
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Venezuela
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Viet Nam
|
25
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
West Bank and Gaza Strip
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Grand Total
|
35928
|
163
|
6259
|
18
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Cumulative and new figures are subject to revision
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Following news gathered from Internet
Last update: 22 Jun 09 1:31am (SST) UTC+8
*following time stamps based on time in the reports, not time added to this page
As of 21 Jun 09 SST there were 142 reported human cases
of Influenza A (H1N1) aka swine flu in Singapore.
ref: www.moh.gov.sg (site checked 22 Jun 09 1:31am
UTC+8)
- 21 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
16 new confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009)
- 20 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
23 new confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009)
- 19 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
26 confirmed new cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009)
- 18 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
11 new confirmed cases of influenza A H1N1
- 17 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
17 new confirmed cases of influenza A H1N1
- 16 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
Risk of Community Rises Significantly in Singapore with Recent Confirmed
Cases of Influenza A (H1N1-2009)
- 4 Jun 09 SST (UTC+8):
12th Confirmed Case of Influenza A (H1N1-2009)
- 23 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 23 May 2009, 43 countries have officially
reported 12022 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 86
deaths.
- 22 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 22 May 2009, 42 countries have officially reported 11168 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 86 deaths.
- 21 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 21 May 2009, 41 countries have officially reported 11034 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 85 deaths.
- 20 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 20 May 2009, 41 countries have officially
reported 10243 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection,
including 80 deaths.
- 19 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 19 May 2009, 40 countries have officially
reported 9830 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 79 deaths.
- 18 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 18 May 2009, 40 countries have officially reported 8829 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 74 deaths.
- 17 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 17 May 2009, 39 countries have officially reported 8480 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 16 May 09 3pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 07:00 GMT, 16 May 2009, 36 countries have officially reported 8451 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 15 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 15 May 2009, 34 countries have officially reported 7520 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 14 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 14 May 2009, 33 countries have officially reported 6497 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 13 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 13 May 2009, 33 countries have officially reported 5728 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 12 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 12 May 2009, 30 countries have officially reported 5251 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 11 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 11 May 2009, 30 countries have officially reported 4694 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 10 May 09 SST (UTC+8):
Singapore Ministry of Health Update on Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (10 May)
- 10 May 09 3:30pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 07:30 GMT, 10 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 4379 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 9 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 9 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 3440 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 9 May 09 0000 SST (UTC+8):
As of 16:00 GMT, 8 May 2009, 25 countries have officially reported 2500 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 8 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 8 May 2009, 24 countries have officially reported 2384 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 8 May 09 2am SST (UTC+8):
As of 18:00 GMT, 7 May 2009, 24 countries have officially reported 2371 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 7 May 09 SST (UTC+8):
Singapore Ministry of Health Update on Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (7 May)
- 7 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 7 May 2009, 23 countries have officially reported 2099 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 7 May 09 0000 SST (UTC+8):
As of 16:00 GMT, 6 May 2009, 23 countries have officially reported 1893 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 6 May 09 SST (UTC+8):
Singapore Ministry of Health Update on Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (6 May)
- 6 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 6 May 2009, 22 countries have officially reported 1516 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 6 May 09 2am SST (UTC+8):
As of 16:00 GMT, 5 May 2009, 21 countries have officially reported 1490 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 5 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 5 May 2009, 21 countries have officially reported 1124 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 5 May 09 SST (UTC+8):
Singapore HSA: Risks of Buying Health Products from the Internet
- 5 May 09 2am SST (UTC+8):
As of 18:00 GMT, 4 May 2009, 21 countries have officially reported 1085 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 4 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 4 May 2009, 20 countries have officially reported 985 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 4 May 09 0000hrs SST (UTC+8):
As of 1600 GMT, 3 May 2009, 18 countries have officially reported 898 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 3 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 0600 GMT, 3 May 2009, 17 countries have officially reported 787 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 3 May 09 1am SST (UTC+8):
As of 18:00 GMT+1, 2 May 2009, 16 countries have officially reported 658 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 2 May 09 11pm SST (UTC+8):
U.S. : 21 states with total of 160 laboratory confirmed cases, 1 death, as of 2 May 09, 11pm SST (UTC+8)
- 2 May 09 6:50pm SST (UTC+8):
Italy: 1 confirmed case
- 2 May 09 2pm SST (UTC+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 2 May 2009, 15 countries have officially reported 615 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 2 May 09 8:49am SST (UTC+8):
South Korea: 1 confirmed case
- 2 May 09 4:09am SST (UTC+8):
France: 2 confirmed cases
- 2 May 09 3am SST (UTC+8):
As of 19:00 GMT, 1 May 2009, 13 countries have officially reported 365 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 1 May 09 11pm SST (UTC+8):
U.S.: total 141 confirmed cases to date, including 1 death
- 1 May 09 SST (UTC+8):
Denmark: 1 confirmed case
- 1 May 09 SST (UTC+8):
Hong Kong: 1 confirmed case
- 1 May 09 SST (GMT+8):
Singapore Ministry of Health Update on Influenza A (H1N1-2009) (1 May)
- 1 May 09 2pm SST (GMT+8):
As of 06:00 GMT, 1 May 2009, 11 countries have officially reported 331 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
- 1 May 09 1am SST (GMT+8):
As of 17:00 GMT, 30 April 2009, 11 countries have officially reported 257 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection.
- 30 Apr 09 6:12pm SST (GMT+8):
1 confirmed case in Netherlands
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/zijlijn/6280748/First-Mexican-flu-case
- 30 Apr 09 5pm SST (GMT+8):
Press Conference chaired by Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan
- 30 Apr 09 SST (GMT+8):
Singapore at "Alert Orange", up from "Alert
Green"
Definitions at
http://www.crisis.gov.sg/FLU/Alert+System.htm
- 30 Apr 09, SST (GMT+8):
Tripartite Advisory on Workplace Measures to Tackle Mexican Swine Influenza
- 30 Apr 09, 12:50PM (GMT+8):
1 confirmed case in Switzerland
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/First_case_of_swine_flu_recorded_in_Switzerland.html?siteSect=105&sid=10638163&cKey=1241068572000&ty=st
- 30 Apr 09, 4:06AM (GMT+8):
WHO Phase of pandemic alert raised from 4 to 5
- 30 Apr 09, 2AM (GMT+8):
Update from WHO
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_29/en/index.html
Confirmed cases
- 91 in U.S., including 1 death
- 26 in Mexico, including 7 deaths
- 1 in Austria
- 13 in Canada
- 3 in Germany
- 2 in Israel
- 3 in New Zealand
- 4 in Spain
- 5 in United Kingdom
- 29 Apr 09 (GMT+8):
10 confirmed cases in Spain, including 1 who was not recently in Mexico
- 29 Apr 09 11pm (GMT+8):
91 confirmed cases in U.S., 1 death
- 29 Apr 09 (GMT+8):
1 case confirmed in Austria
- 29 Apr 09 8:05pm (GMT+8):
5 cases confirmed in Britain
- 29 Apr 09 6:56pm (GMT+8):
1 death in U.S. (23 month old child)
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2938123420090429
- 29 Apr 09 (GMT+8):
Singapore at "Alert Yellow", from "Alert Green"
Definitions at http://www.crisis.gov.sg/FLU/Alert+System.htm
- 29 Apr 09 0:09 AM (GMT+8):
2 cases confirmed in Israel
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708008,00.html
- 28 Apr 09, 6:36PM (GMT+8):
3 cases confirmed in New Zealand
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=156381
- 28 Apr 09, 5AM (GMT+8):
WHO alert system raised to level 4, from 3
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/phase/en/index.html
Phase 4 is characterized by verified human-to-human transmission of an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus able to cause
"community-level outbreaks".
- 28 Apr 09, 2AM (GMT+8):
USA has 40 confirmed cases, no deaths.
- 7 in California
- 2 in Kansas
- 28 in New York City
- 1 in Ohio
- 2 in Texas
Mexico reported 26 confirmed cases, including 7 deaths.
Canada 6 cases, no deaths.
Spain 1 case, no deaths.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_27/en/index.html
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