7 new AH1N1 cases confirmed in Beijing
www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-11 20:56:29   Print

    BEIJING, June 11 -- Beijing reported seven more A/H1N1 flu cases on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed patients infected with the virus in the city to 26.

    The confirmed patients included a father and his son who traveled to Beijing from Toronto on flight AC031 Sunday, and a four-member family who flew from San Francisco to Beijing on flight UA889 last Wednesday.

    All the seven patients tested positive at the Beijing Disease Prevention and Control Center.

    Based on their clinical symptoms, epidemiological studies and laboratory tests, medical experts confirmed that the seven people had contracted the A/H1N1 influenza.

    At present, all the seven, in stable condition, are quarantined and receiving medical treatment in hospital. Beijing health authorities are trying their best to find those who had close contacts with them. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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