Jun 02 2009
A/H1N1 flu confirmed cases rise to 77 in China
As of June 2nd 2009，there are 11 confirmed A H1N1 flu cases in Beijing，and more than 109 people have been quarantined. The tally of confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases on the Chinese mainland has risen to 34.
Health authorities in east China’s Fujian Province said Monday a man who was confirmed to have contracted A/H1N1 flu virus four days ago recovered and was discharged from a local hospital.
Xie Zhendong, 25, has had normal temperature for 106 hours. Other flu symptoms, such as having a running nose and coughing, have abated, qualifying Xie’s clean bill of health in accordance with standards drafted by the Chinese Ministry of Health for discharging A/H1N1 flu patients from hospitals, said Fujian Provincial Health Department.
Before Xie was discharged from Fuzhou Respiratory Diseases Hospital Monday, the Fujian Provincial Disease Control and Prevention Center conducted two separate tests over samples obtained from the man in the past two days. Both tests proved negative for A/H1N1 flu.
Xie, who was a caterer in the United States, returned to China on a flight from New York May 24, and reached Changle International Airport in Fuzhou, the provincial capital of Fujian, the next day. He developed symptoms including coughing and a sore throat before he saw medical doctors with Fuzhou No. 2 Hospital May 26. He was transferred to Fuzhou Respiratory Diseases Hospital and was confirmed to have contracted A/H1N1 flu May 28, said Lin Zhongxuan, deputy chief of Fuzhou Respiratory Diseases Hospital.
Xie had been treated for the swine flu with a medication consisting Tamiflu and other medicines, said Lin.
