Ho Chi Minh City detects cluster of 20 H1N1 cases

The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) announced on Wednesday that the city had just discovered a cluster of H1N1 cases in District 10, leading 20 students at an elementary school to take unscheduled sick leave. A total of 20 students of the school became ill with symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue, and vomiting during the two days. On March 17, the results showed that all of the samples returned positive for H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu. The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) announced on Wednesday that the city had just discovered a cluster of H1N1 cases in District 10, leading 20 students at an elementary school to take unscheduled sick leave. On March 17, the results showed that all of the samples returned positive for H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu.