Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tien Chiu-chin (田秋堇) yesterday urged people who have recovered from swine flu to join her in working as volunteers to take care of flu victims in hospitals.
Tien, who has just recovered from A(H1N1) influenza, made the remarks at a press conference at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as she shared her experience with the press.
Tien said she began feeling uncomfortable during a trip with 42 lawmakers to Adimmune Corp (國光生技) on Sept. 3. After developing a fever that night, she went to MacKay Memorial Hospital and was listed as a possible A(H1N1) victim. Further tests confirmed that she had been infected with swine flu.
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Tien said her first concern was “what if I had spread the virus to my fellow co-workers?”
The lawmaker said she followed doctors' advice, took Tamiflu and stayed home for seven days until she completely recovered.
As a lawmaker and a public figure, Tien said she thought she could share her experience of fighting swine flu with the public.
“I will do more volunteer work in hospitals and hope that more people who has been infected and recovered from swine flu will join me,” she said.
The CDC yesterday reported 12 additional cases of swine flu, between the ages of two and 66. Of the 12, eight were students.
Meanwhile, the Taipei City Government announced yesterday that an 83-year-old resident had died from swine flu on Wednesday.
The man checked into a municipal hospital on Monday after suffering from fever and other flu symptoms and was confirmed to have swine flu on Wednesday. He died later that day from respiratory failure triggered by pneumonia, Taipei City's Health Department said.
Department commissioner Allen Chiu (邱文祥) said the man had been suffering from tuberculosis and lung fibrosis, and the flu must have been the “last straw” that contributed to his death.
The man was the third flu fatality in Taipei and the 12th in the country.
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