KWH announces a critical case of HSI
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) spokesman made the following announcement on human swine influenza today (December 13, 2009):

     There is a newly confirmed critical case of human swine influenza in KWH yesterday (Dec 12). The patient is a 10-month-old baby boy who developed flu symptoms on Dec 1 and attended Accident and Emergency Department of KWH on Dec 3. He was admitted to Paediatric general ward and later admitted to Paediatric Intensive Care Unit on Dec 11. The baby was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics and is currently on ventilation support. The hospital will closely monitor his condition.

Ends/Sunday, December 13, 2009
Issued at HKT 19:05

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