Last updated on 2 July 09 Singapore has confirmed 95 new cases (784th - 878th case) of Influenza A (H1N1-2009) today, bringing the total tally to 878 confirmed cases. Investigations are on-going for these 95 new cases. Of the 97 cases investigated yesterday, there were 49 local cases and 48 imported cases. To date, 329 patients have been discharged and the rest are recuperating.
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In Alert Yellow, stringent border controls will still be maintained, with temperature screening at air, land and sea checkpoints.
Stringent border controls will still be maintained, with temperature screening at air, land and sea checkpoints. However, temperature screening requirements and screening for flu-like symptoms and travel history have been lifted at work places, schools, buildings and events. At healthcare institutions, the current tighter restrictions will continue to be in place for the time being, especially in high risk areas such as A & E and ICU.
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Enhanced Flu Surveillance: MOH has been monitoring the flu situation in Singapore, to identify the strains of flu virus circulating in our community. With the threat of an Influenza A (H1N1-2009) outbreak, MOH has enhanced flu surveillance to include up to 3 times more samples from both the community (i.e. polyclinics and GPs) and tertiary care (i.e. hospitals).
Flu A activity decreased from 17.6% in E-week 23 (7 Jun - 13 Jun) to 15.7% (preliminary) in E-week 24 (14 Jun - 20 Jun).
Based on past trends, there are 2 peaks in flu activity in Singapore, usually in the months of May to June and December to January. 
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