The past two days, the Hong Kong influenza epidemic of influenza H1N1 confirmed cases increased significantly. Yesterday, 54 people have been confirmed, today added 25 cases in Hong Kong. This makes Hong Kong, H1N1 Type A influenza confirmed cases reached 197 cases.

yesterday added 54 influenza cases, 13 were imported, while 41 were local cases. New diagnosed patients, including the Australian International School Hong Kong 26 students, together with the two cases diagnosed before the current school Influenza infection cases to 29 people.

In addition, the United Christian Hospital, a pediatric ward in the work of 29-year-old female nurse, yesterday confirmed influenza infection, this is the first time in the hospital revealed that she was infected with influenza. The nurses have to take care of a 10-month-old infant diagnosed; and then the baby's parents have been diagnosed with, the Administration does not rule out the possibility the couple will be confirmed before the spread of the virus to the nurses. Due to a rapid increase in new cases of influenza, Hong Kong Center for Health Protection said that this means that the virus has a large-scale epidemic in the community. Starting today, Hong Kong to stop tracing and quarantine of close contacts of cases of foreign persons, as soon as possible and will be quarantined for medical monitoring of people to return home.