A Japanese tourist who arrived in Maldives was tested positive for Swine Flu on Wednesday.
The Health Ministry said that the 26-year-old Japanese man had tested positive for H1N1 virus when he was tested at ADK Hospital after being detained at the airport when he exhibited symptoms of flu. He had first been screened for Influenza-A virus, and when the results were positive he had been tested for Swine Flu, the Health Ministry said. The man had arrived in Maldives on a Sri Lankan flight on Tuesday.
This is the first person tested positive for the disease in Maldives since testing for the virus became available locally. So far four people have tested positive for the disease in Maldives.
The Health Ministry said that the man had been placed in quarantine as soon as the results had shown he was positive for Swine Flu and that they would treat him quarantine for seven days. Those who had come into contact with him would also be tested for the disease, the Ministry said.
All four who had tested positive for the disease in Maldives have been released from quarantine after they made a full recovery in treatment. The Health Ministry said that more than 80 people had been tested for the Influenza-A virus in Maldives since 28 April this year.
