Singapore Lowers Alert Level for A/H1N1 Due to "Mild" Symptoms

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時間： 2010/2/12 20:14

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撰稿‧編輯：黃啟霖新聞引據： 中央社

Written ‧ Editor: Huang Qilin News quoted: Central News Agency</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

Singapore Ministry of Health, 12, announced that the H1N1 influenza epidemic, the new alert level lowered from yellow to green.

衛生部在去年的4月28日把新流感的警戒水準首次調高到黃色，隔兩天後因為疫情惡化，再度調高為橙色；所幸 ，在去年5月11日又下調為黃色。

Ministry of Health in April 28 last year, the new flu for the first time raised the alert level to yellow, the epidemic is worsening across two days later, again increased to orange; Fortunately, in last May 11 has lowered to yellow.

隨著全球陸續把新流感的警戒燈號調到綠色，新加坡衛生部也把警戒調到綠色。

With the global flu alert after another of the new lights transferred to green, Singapore Ministry of Health has also moved to guard the green.

衛生部指出，新流感病毒仍然肆虐全球，但是病毒發病症狀輕微，目前沒有跡象顯示，新流感疫情會 愈來愈嚴重。

Ministry of Health noted that the new influenza viruses are still rampant worldwide, but the virus, symptoms mild, there is no indication that a new flu epidemic will further deteriorate.

為了控制醫院內的交叉感染，醫院繼續實施限制病人探病時間和人數管制措施。

In order to control cross-infection within the hospital, the hospital continued to impose restrictions on the number of patients visiting hours and control measures.

http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=232712

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Re: Singapore Lowers Alert Level for A/H1N1 Due to &quot;Mild&quot; Symptoms

Singapore's H1N1 flu alert status returns to green: MOH

By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 12 February 2010 1138

SINGAPORE: Nearly ten months after Singapore's health authorities raised the H1N1 flu alert, the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday announced that it has stepped down the colour code from Yellow to Green.

Singapore raised its flu alert level to Yellow on 28 April 2009 for the first time, and then two days later to Orange. MOH then revised it downwards to Yellow on 11 May 2009.

Now as the flu alert level is back to Green, MOH said its experts will continue to actively monitor the situation locally and around the world. And the ministry will be ready to step up appropriate precautionary and control measures, should the circumstance turn adversely.

MOH said the Influenza A (H1N1) virus continues to be the predominant flu strain circulating globally and in Singapore. But the nature of the infection has been mild and has so far shown no signs of increase in severity.

At the polyclinics, the weekly number of attendances for Acute Respiratory Infections has largely been below the epidemic level since the week of August 9-15 last year.

As for hospitals, there have been more than 1,600 admissions from complications related to the Influenza A (H1N1) infection since July last year. 100 were admitted to the intensive care unit and 20 people died.

Meanwhile, as part of continued vigilance and good patient care, acute hospitals will continue to adhere to visiting times and limit the number of visitors per patient, in order to limit cross infection in hospitals.

The public has been strongly urged to be vaccinated, especially if they are at higher risk of developing complications.

Writing in his blog, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan noted that the colour change will be particularly helpful to the patients in the nursing homes. He understands that some nursing homes have suspended visits by students although it was not an MOH requirement.

With the colour change, Mr Khaw encouraged these nursing homes to resume such visits as the patients always look forward to seeing the young, especially if their children have not been visiting them.

Mr Khaw also encouraged Singaporeans to visit their family members or friends who are in nursing homes during the Lunar New Year period, and to do so regularly even after the festivities are over.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1037100/1/.html

[sharon sanders]

Re: Singapore Lowers Alert Level for A/H1N1 Due to &quot;Mild&quot; Symptoms

I think this move is ill advised until more data is developed this winter from countries in the Northern Hemispheres.