China confirms first case of A/H1N1 influenza on mainland

Source: Xinhua | 05-11-2009 13:06

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland male surnamed Bao, who recently returned from the United States, tested positive for the A/H1N1 influenza, China's ministry of health said Monday.

Officials of the Sichuan health department speak at a news  briefing in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, on May 11, 2009. A Chinese mainland male surnamed Bao who recently traveled back from the United States has tested positive for the A/H1N1  influenza, China's ministry of health said Monday. It is first  such case reported in China's mainland.(Xinhua/Chen Jianli)

The 30-year-old patient was at the Chengdu Infectious Disease Hospital in Sichuan's provincial capital and those who had close contact with him were isolated for observation.

The patient is currently in a stable condition with a normal body temperature, and is "recovering", the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on its website.

It is the first such case reported in the Chinese mainland.