Chinese mainland reports 1st confirmed A/H1N1 case

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-11-2009 15:17

The Chinese mainland has reported its first confirmed infection of A H1-N1 Influenza. The patient is in Chengdu, capital of southwestern Sichuan province.

Health officers enter a hospital where a Chinese man is  quarantined, the first confirmed case of the new H1N1  strain of flu in mainland China, in Chengdu, Sichuan  province May 10, 2009. Mainland China on Monday reported  its first confirmed case of the new H1N1 strain of flu,  formerly known as swine flu, a man in southwestern Sichuan  province who had flown home from the United States. Picture  taken May 10, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

Officials in Sichuan say the patient is a 30-year-old man. His condition is stable. Basic vital signs are normal. The man is a native of Sichuan studying at a university in the US state of Missouri. On Thursday, he flew from St. Louis to Tokyo. On Friday, he took flight NW029 from Tokyo and arrived at the Beijing International Airport early on Saturday. The same day, on flight 3U8882 to Chengdu, he developed a fever and other symptoms. He was met by his father and girlfriend, and the three took a taxi to hospital. They and the driver are now under quarantine.