22 More Die From New Flu
Twenty-two more people have died in South Korea from the influenza A (H1N1) virus, raising the country's total death toll from the new flu to 104, health authorities said Wednesday.
The infection rate and number of fatalities from the pandemic were waning in the second week of November after the death toll peaked at the end of last month, when 24 people died between Oct. 25-31, the central disaster relief headquarters said.
Out of the 104 who died from the new flu, 89 patients were classified as high-risk and 15 others were not, officials said.
The number of people given prescriptions for the anti-viral drug Tamiflu stood at 48,182 in the third week of this month, down from 100,322 in the first week and 87,613 the second week, they said.
Over 400 schools nationwide enforced temporary closures in the first week of November due to the flu outbreak. Most of the schools have resumed classes, but 17 still remained shut as of Monday, according to the relief center.
Some 2.8 million students have been inoculated so far under a government plan to administer the H1N1 vaccine to 7.5 million students by early December, according to the health authority.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
H1N1 death total up to 82 in South Korea
18 More People Die From New Flu
Eighteen more people have died in South Korea from the influenza A (H1N1) virus, raising the country's total death toll from the new flu to 82, according to health authorities Wednesday.
An 11-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man died after being diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, officials from the central disaster relief headquarters said. Both of them were not classified as being in the high-risk category and were given anti-viral medication.
Sixteen others, including a 34-year-old man who had a previous illness, were classified as high-risk patients.
Out of the 82 who died from new flu, 69 patients were classified as high-risk and 13 others were not.
Nevertheless, flu infections and deaths have been on a decrease.
The number of flu deaths hit a climax with 24 in the Oct. 25-31 week but the figure fell to 19 in the Nov. 1-7 week, 16 in the Nov. 8-14 week. There was none since Nov. 15.
Eighteen more people have died in South Korea from the influenza A (H1N1) virus, raising the country's total death toll from the new flu to 82, according to health authorities Wednesday.
An 11-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man died after being diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, officials from the central disaster relief headquarters said. Both of them were not classified as being in the high-risk category and were given anti-viral medication.
Sixteen others, including a 34-year-old man who had a previous illness, were classified as high-risk patients.
Out of the 82 who died from new flu, 69 patients were classified as high-risk and 13 others were not.
Nevertheless, flu infections and deaths have been on a decrease.
The number of flu deaths hit a climax with 24 in the Oct. 25-31 week but the figure fell to 19 in the Nov. 1-7 week, 16 in the Nov. 8-14 week. There was none since Nov. 15.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
South Korea raises flu alert to highest red level...
On Tuesday November 3 South Korea raised the H1N1 flu alert level to red.
The number of confirmed cases has doubled in the past few weeks because of the cold weather.
42 people have died since mid-August.
Last week an average of 8,000 people caught the flu PER DAY!!
The government plans to vaccinate 35% of the population.
The number of confirmed cases has doubled in the past few weeks because of the cold weather.
42 people have died since mid-August.
Last week an average of 8,000 people caught the flu PER DAY!!
The government plans to vaccinate 35% of the population.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
South Korea confirms 5th death from Swine Flu....
A South Korean woman infected with influenza A died Saturday, raising the local death toll from the H1N1 virus to five.
The 73-year-old woman, who suffered from high blood pressure, was presumed to have died from complications stemming from the new flu, Yonhap News Agency reported quoting health officials.
The woman, who recently visited the United States, was confirmed infected with influenza A on Aug. 25, after showing symptoms of high fever and coughing. The exact cause of the death was still under investigation.
On Aug. 15, South Korea reported its first H1N1 virus-related death -- a man in his 50s who had recently returned from a trip to Thailand.
South Korea reported its first new flu outbreak in early May, with the number of infections reaching more than 7,000. Most have fully recovered, but health experts say the disease could spread at a more rapid pace in the fall.
The 73-year-old woman, who suffered from high blood pressure, was presumed to have died from complications stemming from the new flu, Yonhap News Agency reported quoting health officials.
The woman, who recently visited the United States, was confirmed infected with influenza A on Aug. 25, after showing symptoms of high fever and coughing. The exact cause of the death was still under investigation.
On Aug. 15, South Korea reported its first H1N1 virus-related death -- a man in his 50s who had recently returned from a trip to Thailand.
South Korea reported its first new flu outbreak in early May, with the number of infections reaching more than 7,000. Most have fully recovered, but health experts say the disease could spread at a more rapid pace in the fall.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Swine Flu is out of control!
4 people have died from swine flu in South Korea.
There have been 4293 reported cases in South Korea.
None of my students have had it or at least if they did I didn't know about it.
According to WHO at least 2840 people have died worldwide from the H1N1 virus.
It just keeps spreading and spreading. It started in Mexico and spread all over the whole world.
I've seen the predictions. Worst case scenerio 90,000 people could die. They are predicting 20-40% of the population could be infected in the next 2 years. What the heck? They think its going to be around for that long? I'm just ready for it to be over.
I have no plans of getting the swine flu vaccine. I rarely get sick so I am hoping that I won't catch it. I don't plan on getting the swine flu. I've never had the regular flu or any serious sickness.
I heard a teacher got fired for catching the swine flu.
My school told me "don't catch the swine flu" back when it first started. There's no way to preven it unless I stay in my house all day long. If you are in a giant city you are around tons of people everyday esp when you ride the subway. Some days the subway is packed and if someone had the flu it would spread fast.
There have been 4293 reported cases in South Korea.
None of my students have had it or at least if they did I didn't know about it.
According to WHO at least 2840 people have died worldwide from the H1N1 virus.
It just keeps spreading and spreading. It started in Mexico and spread all over the whole world.
I've seen the predictions. Worst case scenerio 90,000 people could die. They are predicting 20-40% of the population could be infected in the next 2 years. What the heck? They think its going to be around for that long? I'm just ready for it to be over.
I have no plans of getting the swine flu vaccine. I rarely get sick so I am hoping that I won't catch it. I don't plan on getting the swine flu. I've never had the regular flu or any serious sickness.
I heard a teacher got fired for catching the swine flu.
My school told me "don't catch the swine flu" back when it first started. There's no way to preven it unless I stay in my house all day long. If you are in a giant city you are around tons of people everyday esp when you ride the subway. Some days the subway is packed and if someone had the flu it would spread fast.
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