22 May 2009
A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) said in the 24 hours to 12 noon today (May 22) 51 people were required to undergo human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1) testing.
"They are in stable condition and laboratory results of their specimens are pending," the spokesman said.
So far, a total of 324 cases reported to the Centre of Health Protection (CHP) for human swine influenza (HSI) testing were received. Among them, 269 were tested negative.
Up to 4pm today, the CHP's hotline 2125 1111 has received 2,839 calls since it was set up on April 30.
A daily update on human swine influenza in humans is now available on the CHP website (
www.chp.gov.hk
).