6 antigov't protesters in Bangkok have swine flu, hospital says

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BANGKOK, April 25 (Kyodo)?Six guards of the antigovernment protesters camped in central Bangkok have caught the often deadly H1N1 swine flu virus, a public hospital chief said Sunday.

Laboratory tests Saturday confirmed the six young men, ranging in age from 16 to 42 years, have the virus.

"They have been sleeping in a group of some 50 people and they could easily spread the virus." Pichaya Nakawachara, head of Bangkok's General Hospital, warned.

Seven guards went to the hospital last week with flu-like symptoms, but none of them are in serious condition. They were merely given medication, the doctor said.

Six of them remain in hospital.

The protest, which began March 12, peaked two days later with some 100,000 protesters in Bangkok.

Recently, 10,000-20,000 protesters gather at the rally site during peak hours in the evening, but the numbers drop early in the morning.

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Re: 6 guards of antigov't protesters in Bangkok have swine flu, hospital says

Re: 6 guards of antigov't protesters in Bangkok have swine flu, hospital says

The six unidentified men had been taking part in the antigovernment demonstrations in Bangkok since March 12 until they were admitted to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administrationrun hospital on Friday after reporting a high fever on Wednesday and Thursday.

The patients were being treated with oseltamivir, BMA spokesman Thanom Onkatephol said yesterday.

He called on the red shirts to seek medical exams at hospitals if they manifest symptoms or develop high fever.

The BMA has coordinated with Dr weng Tojirakarn, a redshirt leader, to provide medial assistance and maintain surveillance for the H1N1 flu, as the constant temperature and climate change in Bangkok increased the possibility of an outbreak among the demonstrators.

No replies have yet come from their leaders.

Deputy Bangkok Governor Malinee Sukwetchaworrakij called on redshirt leaders or the media to confirm medical records at the hospital proving that the six red shirts had the potentially fatal disease.

She was countering a public statement from the protesters accusing the BMA of spreading false H1N1 outbreak news to scare away the red shirts.

Dr Malinee said the red shirts' travels and likely relocation throughout Bangkok or the country would raise the risk of a secondary outbreak, considering that the incubation period of the flu had started on Wednesday and Thursday and the disease was still contagious.

"This [travelrelated] situation is occurring under similar circumstances and factors in many countries with reported cases among concert goers, which resulted in further infections and even deaths," she warned.

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