23 Jun 2009
A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) said there had been 60 newly confirmed cases of human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1) in the 24 hours up to 2.30pm today (June 23).
This brings to 408 the total number of human swine influenza (HSI) cases in Hong Kong.
The new cases involved 35 males and 25 females, aged between three and 65.
Meanwhile, Tsang Pik Shan Secondary School in Ma On Shan has been advised to suspend classes for two weeks starting tomorrow (June 24) as a student of the school was confirmed to have been infected with HSI.
The student, a 14-year-old boy, attended the school on June 19 when he had onset of influenza symptoms.
The spokesman said the boy was a member of a Hong Kong youth soccer team which left for Singapore on June 20. The boy and other three members of the team were confirmed to have been infected with HSI by the Singapore health authority.
The four are under treatment in Singapore and are in stable condition.