As of 23rd June ,Singapore has confirmed another 26 new cases (169th to 194th cases) of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) comprising 10 local cases and 16 cases with travel history. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Singapore to 194.
Ten of the new cases are local transmissions. Of these, four are from the Butter Factory cluster, a popular night spot.One is from River Life Church and another is from the Singapore Armed Forces Maju Camp. The rest are unlinked cases, infected from those who had travelled overseas.
The World Health Organization has raised the pandemic alert phase for Influenza A (H1N1) to Phase 6 from Phase 5. This phase indicates a pandemic of Influenza A (H1N1). At this time, WHO considers the overall severity of the influenza pandemic to be moderate. But it is concerned about current patterns of serious cases and deaths that are occurring primarily among young persons, including the previously healthy and those with pre-existing medical conditions or pregnancy. Large outbreaks of disease have not yet been reported in many countries, and the full clinical spectrum of disease is not yet known.
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