First case of Mexican flu in Asia
Published: Friday 01 May 2009 15:11 UTC
Last updated: Friday 01 May 2009 15:51 UTC
Asia has its first case of Mexican flu. A Mexican man in Hong Kong has been hospitalised with an infection of the H1N1 virus. The hotel where the man was staying has been placed under quarantine. Hong Kong was deeply affected in 2003 by the then-rampant lung disease SARS. It has been confirmed that fifteen Mexicans have died as a result of the virus and there are at least 300 cases of infection. Although Mexican health officials believe the virus to be less aggressive than first feared, life in Mexico has been put on hold for the next five days. All public gatherings have been cancelled, and all public services have been closed.
Mexican flu has also been diagnosed for the first time in Denmark.
