MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said two people in Region 7 were placed under observation for Influenza A(H1N1) virus infection.
In a statement posted on its Web site, the DOH said the two new cases had history of travel from Japan, where 159 flu cases have already been confirmed.
As of Wednesday, a total of three suspected cases are being tested for possible virus contraction.
In its latest report on May 19, the World Health Organization said that the tally of officially reported A(H1N1) cases already reached 9,830 in 40 countries – seven of which are Asian nations.
These include: Japan, China (mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region), South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, and Israel.
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