H1N1 has now establishes itself in many countries, including Singapore. There are already community spread within the nation. Most of these cases are relatively mild and patients do recover with only symptomatic treatment and rest. However complications can occur to patients who belong to high risk groups such as pregnant patients, patients on renal dialysis, very young children (below 5 yrs old), elderly patients (above 65 yrs old), patients with chronic lung diseases or heart conditions and immunocompromise patients such as those on chemotherapy.

H1N1 is here to stay and it is up to each and everyone of us to practice good hygiene and be socially responsible to keep this virus at bay. We hope that this web site will help to provide you with some information about what you can do to prevent falling ill with H1N1.

• 1 July 2009 - Latest MOH Guidelines on the Management of H1N1 Cases...

• 25 June 2009 - The first case of community spread of Influenza A (H1N1) happened about 1 week ago. Over the weekend more cases have emerged and currently 4 community clusters have been identified...

• 3 June 2009 - (Part2) Plan ahead for your family members against possible pandemic threats. You can start with a checklist of supplies to sustain your family needs...

• 1 June 2009 - Plan ahead for your family members against possible pandemic threats. You can start with a checklist of supplies to sustain your family needs...

• 29 May 2009 - Chinese Taipei has reported 4 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) with 0 deaths...

• 27 May 2009 - Today, the Singapore government confirmed the city-state's first H1N1 flu case, a 22-year-old Singaporean woman who is being quarantined in hospital and is the latest of nearly 13,000 cases worldwide.

• 15 May 2009 - Besides the planning of the human resources of the company, there are other important considerations to keep in mind while planning your Business Continuity Plan (Part 2)...

• 14 May 2009 - 33 countries have officially reported 5728 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection... The MOH has revised the Flu Pandemic Response Plan to include the Primary healthcare providers GP Clinics, who will be called upon in case of a sustained community transmission in Singapore ...

• 13 May 2009 - SINGAPORE – The H1N1 flu alert level in Singapore will remain at yellow even if confirmed cases surface here. This is because the fatality rate associated with the H1N1 virus is currently very low...

• 12 May 2009 - WORLD – 11 May 2009, 30 countries have officially reported 4694 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection... Singapore is at DORSCON Yellow alert status. While community measures such as...

• 11 May 2009 - 10 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 4379 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection....SINGAPORE – According to the Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore is downgrading the flu alert to yellow today, as there are no detected cases of H1N1 in Singapore....

• 8 May 2009 - South Korea on Thursday confirmed its third case of Influenza A (H1N1) a woman who had returned from North America on the same flight as Seoul's first confirmed sufferer...SINGAPORE – MOH has announced a step down for the H1N1 flu alert level...

• 7 May 2009 - Sweden and Poland joined the list of affected countries. Sweden said a woman in her 50s who visited Chicago had tested positive for the H1N1 virus... Singapore will remain on “Orange” alert over the next 5 days, as NO confirmed cases have been reported...

• 6 May 2009 - Asia's first person-to-person Influenza A (H1N1) infection case was confirmed on Tuesday by officials in South Korea, who said a nun had caught the disease from her colleague... SINGAPORE – As of 6 May 2009, there is NO confirmed case reported...

• 5 May 2009 - 21 countries have officially reported 1085 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection...The WHO warns of a possibility of a second wave of virus spread as the seasonal common flu begins, with also a possibility of mutation in the virus...

• 4 May 2009 - According to the WHO, there is close to 900 confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1 – 2009)... As of 4 May 2009, the latest report indicates that 7 Singaporeans have been quarantined in Hong Kong.

• 2 May 2009 - The WHO is now officially referring the Swine Flu virus as Influenza A (H1N1), in part because the virus is not spread by contact with pigs but is transmitted from person to person.

• 1 May 2009 - This alert is to inform you that SINGAPORE, on Thursday afternoon of 30 April 2009, has raised the Swine Flu alert status from YELLOW to ORANGE. There is currently no human case in Singapore.

• 30 April 2009 - WORLD- The WHO's Director-General Margaret Chan raised the current level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to 5.

• 29 April 2009 - According to MOH, Singapore is currently at Alert- YELLOW....

• 29 April 2009 - The World Health Organisation had raised the pandemic alert phase for the swine flu outbreaks from Phase 3 to Phase 4....

• 27 April 2009 - The Ministry of Health is monitoring the situation closely and will update the public should there be any new developments...
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