A spokeswoman in Hong Kong said on Saturday that a Mexican traveller confirmed as Hong Kong’s first and only case of the new flu strain had been discharged from hospital.
The unidentified man, who unwittingly caused the confinement of almost 300 guests and staff at a Hong Kong hotel where he had stayed, had been in hospital for a week.
China put seven people who had been exposed to three Japanese passengers diagnosed with the H1N1 flu in quarantine, Xinhua news agency quoted the government as saying.
Mexican health ministry spokesman Carlos Olmos said the government was testing thousands of samples to confirm which patients with severe respiratory symptoms were actually infected with the flu.
He said more than 5,000 tests had been done on suspected cases and that 1,578 people were ill but being treated.
After the virus was identified on April 23, Mexico banned public events and shut schools, bars, restaurants and many businesses to prevent people from gathering. Officials said disinfection of public spaces had helped control its spread.
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