S. Korea confirms 23rd case of type-A flu

SEOUL, May 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities on Tuesday confirmed
an additional case of type-A influenza, bringing the total number of people
infected with the virus here to 23.

The 28-year-old Korean woman who arrived here from New York via Tokyo on Sunday
was detained at the airport after showing symptoms consistent with the new flu,
which has spread throughout the world, the Ministry for Health, Welfare and
Family Affairs said.
She had high fever, suffered from coughing and complained of muscle cramps and
headache.
Local authorities said RT-PCR tests initially were not able to determine if she
had contracted the disease, but she was moved to a state-designated quarantine
area on Monday as a precautionary measure.
A person who was traveling with the woman had also been tested but showed no
signs of having contracted the flu virus, and is currently being monitored at
home.
The World Health Organization (WHO), meanwhile, said there were 12,515 cases of
the disease in 46 countries, with 91 deaths being attributed to the virus.
All deaths have occurred in Mexico, the United States, Canada and Costa Rica.
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