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A spokesman for the Department of Health said in the 24 hours to 12 noon today (May 8), eight people fulfilling human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1) reporting criteria were reported to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
"Three of them tested negative for human swine influenza. Laboratory results of the remaining five people are still pending. They are in stable condition," he said.
So far, a total of 54 cases fulfilling reporting criteria were received. Forty-eight of them tested negative.
Up to 4pm today, the CHP's hotline 2125 1111 had received 1,712 calls since it was set up on April 30.
A daily update on swine influenza in humans is now available on the CHP website (www.chp.gov.hk).
Ends/Friday, May 8, 2009
Issued at HKT 20:36
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