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A spokesman for the Department of Health said in the 24 hours to noon today (May 13), five people fulfilling human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1) reporting criteria were reported to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
The spokesman said: "They are in stable condition and laboratory results of their specimens are pending," the spokesman said.
So far, a total of 89 cases fulfilling the reporting criteria were received. Eighty-two of them were tested negative and two tested positive.
Up to 4pm today, the CHP's hotline 2125 1111 had received 2,023 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/Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Issued at HKT 19:50
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