by Ko Wild
Thursday, 09 July 2009 18:30
Chiang Mai (mizzima) - A 13-year old girl, who was diagnosed as the first human case of the A (H1N1) virus in Burma, has recovered and has been discharged from hospital, the state-run media reported on Thursday.
The New Light of Myanmar, widely known as the junta’s mouthpiece, on Thursday, said the girl had fully recovered and was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
The girl, according to the paper, visited Singapore with her parents on June 21, and returned on June 26. Although she was not quarantined at the Rangoon International Airport, the girl began to cough severely during her class with her private tuition teacher.
She was then admitted to the Rangoon Hospital and on June 27, after conducting a few tests, the National Health Laboratory confirmed that she was suffering from Swine Flu.
“As the medical superintendent and specialists gave her systematic medical treatment, she fully recovered form her illness and was discharged from the hospital this evening,” the paper said.
The paper also reported that the Ministry of Health has stopped keeping surveillance over all people, whom the girl had come into contact with, including her family members, her classmates, and the teacher in order to prevent the disease from spreading.
Besides, surveillance was also kept on all the 91 passengers, who were on board the plane with her and the staff members (Foreign Arrivals) of Rangoon International Airport, in cooperation with officials of the Rangoon Division, District and Township Peace and Development Councils.
“And currently those surveillance measures have been stopped from July 6, as the 10-day period has passed,” the paper said.
However, the paper failed to mention whether surveillance had been withdrawn for Win Myint Kyaw, reporter of the Weekly Eleven journal, who was reportedly kept in quarantine for going to the hospital to take a picture of the girl.
The paper also said the Ministry of Health had taken effective prevention measures to detect the entry of the new influenza virus in all the border check-points and at International Airports. As of July 6, the paper said, 1.7 million people have been checked at the check-points.
Meanwhile, the new virus has been reportedly spreading in over 100 countries across the globe with an estimated 429 people dying from the disease and over 94,000 people infected.
In neighbouring Thailand, at least 2,725 people have been infected and so far 13 of them have died of the disease, according to the Bangkok Post newspaper.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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