BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The third confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu on Chinese mainland had no sign of fever or other symptoms when entering the country on May 11, the country's quality watchdog said Sunday.
Fang Laiying (C), dirctor of Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, Deng Ying (R), dirctor of Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Mao Yu (L), president of Beijing Ditan Hospital, hold a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2009. One confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu was reported in Beijing, China's Ministry of Health said on Saturday evening. (Xinhua/Li Wen) Photo Gallery>>>
According to investigation results from the General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), the
18-year-old female surnamed Liu twice passed the temperature measurer with body
temperature under 37 degree Celsius during quarantine at the airport.
According to the application materials submitted by
Liu, she had been to New Jersey, the United States, but did not get in touch
with any flu patients or pigs.
No passenger aboard the plane has signs of vomiting,
diarrhea, fever or chills, and the crew members are all healthy.
Liu, a Beijing native, arrived in Beijing on May 11
via Continental Airline C089, reached home accompanied by her mother, and did
not go out or meet friends after arriving home, the Ministry of Health announced
Saturday.
She didn't feel well and experienced physical
weakness on May 12 and went to the hospital two days later. Her case was
confirmed on Saturday.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and Vice
Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) shake hands with medical staff of Beijing Ditan
Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2009. Wen Jiabao and Li
Keqiang on Sunday visited Beijing's first diagnosed A/H1N1 flu patient and
medical staff at Beijing Ditan Hospital, and inspected the Chinese Center
for Disease Control and Prevention. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) Photo
Gallery>>>
BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
visited Beijing's first diagnosed A/H1N1 flu patient in hospital on Sunday.
Wen had a voice and video meeting with the 18-year-old
female, surnamed Liu, who returned from the United States and was confirmed to
have the flu Saturday, at the Beijing Ditan Hospital.
The patient is in a stable condition with a normal body
temperature and a growing appetite, said doctors. Full
story
BEIJING, May
18 -- The first person who tested positive for H1N1 flu in Beijing has been
hailed as a model for returning overseas students as Hong Kong yesterday
confirmed its third infection and Japan reported dozens of new cases.
An 18-year-old surnamed Liu, who is studying at a
university in New York state, virtually isolated herself on her return to
Beijing on May 11. Full story
CHENGDU, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The first A/H1N1 flu patient in the Chinese
mainland was discharged from hospital at 4 p.m. Sunday in the southwestern
Sichuan Province, local authorities said.
The A/H1N1 patient surnamed Bao (L) is
about to leave the hospital in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's
Sichuan Province, on May 17, 2009. The patient, who was China's first
patient in the case of A/H1N1 flu, was discharged from hospital Sunday
after recovery, local authorities said. (Xinhua/Chen Xie) Photo Gallery>>>
As of Sunday, the province had lifted the quarantine for all the 166 people
who had been exposed to the patient surnamed Bao, said Shen Ji, director of the
provincial health department. Full story
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- One confirmed case of A/H1N1
flu was reported in Beijing, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday evening.
A staff member guards outside the
inpatient department at Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing, China, May 17,
2009. One confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu was reported in Beijing, China's
Ministry of Health said on Saturday evening. (Xinhua/Xing
Guangli) Photo
Gallery>>>
It is the third confirmed case of A/H1N1 flu on the
Chinese mainland, according to the ministry.
The case involved a 18-year-old female who studies in a
university in the New York State of the United States, which was the one
reported previously as suspected case by the Emergency Management Office of
Beijing Municipal Government Saturday evening. Full story
