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First case of swine flu reported in China

Posted by Sophia Madana on 5/29/09 • Categorized as Asia, Health

Per United Press International, the first case of swine flu within Chinese borders has now been confirmed.

The victim is a 24 year-old woman who was hospitalized in Guangdong Province, China, after being in close contact with a confirmed carrier of the H1N1 virus, per the Times of India.

The woman is a make-up artist who worked for the confirmed carrier’s wedding. She came in contact with him while wedding photos were being taken. The confirmed carrier is a “28 year-old, Chinese-American man employed at a hospital in New York, who had flown in to Guangzhou on Sunday,” according to the article.

Tweets addressed the first swine flu case on Chinese mainland.

  1. swinefluclear (Undisclosed) China and Japan please start stocking up with Swine Flu capsules – www.discounttamiflucapsules.com 29 May 2009 from web
  2. cromwellian (Undisclosed) About to head to China, this scares me: Caught in China’s Aggressive Swine Flu Net:… http://ff.im/3ngOP 29 May 2009 from FriendFeed
  3. hooky85 (China/Munich) got stopped at immigration in China, had to put a mask on and they thought i had Swine flu was funny…. 29 May 2009 from web

One Twitterer in China spoke of co-workers being quarantined.

  1. ripa21 (Nyingchi, China) CHINA Quarantined 7 of my co-workers in Shanghai because of swine flu fears. Negotiating release right now. I’m boycotting Chinese food. 29 May 2009 from web
  2. ripa21 (Nyingchi, China) China is releasing my co-works who were being detained because of swine flu scare. How we changed their mind who knows. Cry FREEDOM! 29 May 2009 from web
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  • kathlawl
    lol so ridiculous
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