first case

extracted from the moh website.

Situational Update of Cases (as at 27 May, 1030 hrs)

Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1-2009). The patient is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition.

The patient is a 22 year-old Singaporean female who was in New York from May 14- 24. She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on 26 May at 06.30hrs.

Passengers who had travelled in the same flight and were seated in rows 52 to 58 are urged to call the hotline at 1800- 333 9999 to enable us to check on their health condition.

more in the ST

Singapore, being a global country, it is just a matter of time when this will hit the shores.. Just pray that the impact won't as great/ devasting as the sars.