H1N1

[ZacK]

insider:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/432062/1/.html

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Singapore confirms first case of H1N1
Posted: 27 May 2009 1033 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1).

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 woman who was in New York from May 14-24. She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on 26 May at 6.30am. She was seated at Row 55.

She began to develop a cough while onboard. She passed the thermal scanner uneventfully as she did not have fever then.

Later in the morning, she consulted a GP who decided to send her to TTSH via a 993 ambulance, given her travel history.

She was immediately admitted for testing. Laboratory confirmation of her infection was made by midnight of 26 May.

The patient has been vigilant in monitoring her own condition and had sought immediate medical attention once she realized that she was unwell.

Her attending GP, through his quick response in activating the 993 ambulance for the patient, had also helped to minimize the spread of infection from this case.

The Health Ministry says it has initiated contact tracing of her close contacts. They will be quarantined and provided with antiviral prophylaxis.

Certainly a matter of time that it will reach our shores... Everyone has to play their part in trying to contain this pandemic.

I made DS1 stay at home the whole of last week due to fever, cough, runny nose... Altho fever went down by mid week, we made the choice to let him stay at home for two reasons: To prevent him from spreading to other kids and also to let his body recover lest he gets other infection while his immune system is still weak.

[sashimi]

Good move, Zack!


Well, so it is finally here. It was just a matter of time anyway.

But I still feel we should not overreact - h1n1 or no h1n1, our climate easily makes people sick. In case anyone hasn't noticed, the news over the last week has also centred on whether the world has over-reacted on something no more harmful than the common flu, and of course, whether the press has been irresponsibly hyping it. The fear is not only paranoia, but it hurts people's livelihoods.

The extreme heat over the last weekend has made MANY children fall sick anyway, so be advised and be careful, be responsible.

[MLR]

sashimi:

But I still feel we should not overreact - h1n1 or no h1n1, our climate easily makes people sick. In case anyone hasn't noticed, the news over the last week has also centred on whether the world has over-reacted on something no more harmful than the common flu, and of course, whether the press has been irresponsibly hyping it. The fear is not only paranoia, but it hurts people's livelihoods.

Agreed, its the media ways of getting higher ratings.

[ZacK]

sashimi:

The extreme heat over the last weekend has made MANY children fall sick anyway, so be advised and be careful, be responsible.

Cant agree more with you... The heat recently is so terrible... Move in/out from car or aircon building... You feel the heat bombarding you when you step outside... It's such extremes hot/cold/hot/cold that makes the body fall sick as it's stressed up trying to adjust to the climate.

Guess will have to take more \"snake grass\" water these few days...

[Emelyn]

DD was having cough 2 weeks back.

I made her wear a mask in the child care centre.
Sadly, when we reach the centre, the other children teased her… and she refused to continue wearing.

[Lingbel]

1st case found in Singapore


http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_382278.html

[mathsparks]

Think there’ll be an explosion in cases after the June holidays. Parents bringing kids overseas should come back by week 3 and self-quarantine.

[schellen]

Emelyn:

DD was having cough 2 weeks back.

I made her wear a mask in the child care centre.
Sadly, when we reach the centre, the other children teased her..... and she refused to continue wearing.

Yup, the problem with most Singaporeans. They buy the masks until out of stock but keep at home for what?

My DD wore it to sch cos she was coughing and they kids surrounded her to question her. She said one boy even yelled at her to take it off! When I wore it in Japan 2 years ago due to a cough, one of family members(!) told me to take it off cos it looked ugly! :roll:

[MLR]

When DH went to Canada early May, we were prepared with leave forms and all in place, just in case he came back and develop symptoms.


If childcare/schools are closed to a single case of H1N1 infection in the centre/school, then it would really be an issue. Imagine how many parents would hv to take leave to stay home??!! But it seems that theres lots of folks out there who are still going for holidays like its no concern of theirs. Has even heard that some parents who are initally not going, took opportunity of the cheaper rates and decided to go!

Currently, we wouldn't even consider traveling anywhere via air especially, period. Cos, who knows the one near/next to you has just arrive from infected areas and is a carrier. Of course hving said that, we are not going to be paranoid and panicky. Life still goes on as usual, just wouldn't expose ourselves unnecessarily.

We have plans to spend X'mas holidays in US and the Carribean, but if the vaccine is not available by then and travels warnings are still on, we will scrap the plan. No fun being home quarantine, I wouldn't last 3 days w/o stepping out of the house.....

Till date the H1N1 seems to be more mild than the regular flu, but as WHO has declare it a pandamic, it shows that there is a cause of concern.

Just wondering how would it affect the F1 race coming in Sept...... we are trying to make excuses to avoid a couple of DH friends (from Canada) from coming for the race, cos they will be staying with us. Can't imagine if they got infected and we ended up suffering with them.

[buds]

insider:

Parents here, what's your stand on this? Will you heed the school advice to stay away from school accordingly or you are that sort who think no big deal of the situation and will just continue with life as usual even after returning from affected areas?

We WILL heed.

This is a social responsibility.
We won't mind sacrificing 7 days off from childcare
if we REALLY had no choice to go for the trip ie. paid
tour charges in full upfront prior to the H1N1 outbreak..
It's a small sacrifice to prevent a possible outbreak and
if we had it... we won't want to be named that it started
from us and our selfish actions, most definitely.

Even till today, when our kiddies have flu with drippy noses
we do not send them to school. We will keep in touch with
the teachers and principal to be updated of the school's
progress with the children's school work and activities.
Children's work can be picked up if on long MCs or can
be passed to school bus driver to be dropped off @ our
place. :love: