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October 14, 2009

Tourist tests positive for swine flu

A Japanese tourist who arrived in the Maldives on Monday has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, according to the ministry of health and family.
The ministry said the 26-year-old man was taken to ADK hospital after arriving on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight and is now quarantined on Hulhule’.
The man is the fourth confirmed case of swine flu in the country.

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