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Caused by Covid-19 H1N1 in 2009/2010.l
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1759_2011-01-28.html
Singapore confirmed its first case of H1N1 in late May 2009. The patient, a 22-year-old Singapore Management University student, had travelled from New York back to Singapore on 26 May and had developed a cough while on the flight. She passed the airport thermal scanner without incident as she did not have a fever at the time. Later that morning, she consulted a doctor who sent her to Tan Tock Seng Hospital via a 993 ambulance, given her travel history. She was immediately admitted for testing, after which laboratory confirmation of her infection was made by midnight of 26 May. MOH initiated contact tracing of her close contacts, who were quarantined, and provided with antiviral prophylaxis.16
By 24 June, there were 220 human cases of H1N1 in Singapore.17 To ensure that Singaporeans had ready access to medical assessment and prompt treatment for mild cases of H1N1, more than 400 family clinics island-wide were made H1N1-ready.18 Supplies of Personal Protection Equipment and the Tamiflu antiviral drug were made available at these Pandemic Preparedness Clinics.19
On 18 July, a 49-year-old man with heart problems became the first person to die after being infected with the H1N1 virus.20 The victim, who had multiple health problems, died of a heart attack complicated by severe pneumonia and the H1N1 infection. The virus outbreak appeared to peak by August, with attendances at clinics dropping off for the first time in weeks. The 18th and last H1N1 fatality of the year, in September, was a 61-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension and end-stage renal failure.21
Singapore received its first batch of the H1N1 vaccine in end-October 2009. Further checks and clearance were completed in less than a week, and mass vaccinations began on 3 November 2009. Then Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan assured that the supply of the H1N1 vaccine "should be enough". By the end of 2009, one million does were available.22
On 12 February 2010, the Health Ministry changed its alert level to green.23 By this time, it was estimated that 415,000 people in Singapore had been infected with the H1N1 virus and more than 420,000 local residents had received the H1N1 vaccine injection.24 Most infected persons in Singapore experienced mild illness, while there were more than 1,600 hospital admissions from complications related to the virus, including about 100 admissions to intensive care.25 Two weeks after the alert status turned Green, a 5-year old boy with no underlying medical conditions died from the virus infection at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital.26
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1759_2011-01-28.html
Singapore confirmed its first case of H1N1 in late May 2009. The patient, a 22-year-old Singapore Management University student, had travelled from New York back to Singapore on 26 May and had developed a cough while on the flight. She passed the airport thermal scanner without incident as she did not have a fever at the time. Later that morning, she consulted a doctor who sent her to Tan Tock Seng Hospital via a 993 ambulance, given her travel history. She was immediately admitted for testing, after which laboratory confirmation of her infection was made by midnight of 26 May. MOH initiated contact tracing of her close contacts, who were quarantined, and provided with antiviral prophylaxis.16
By 24 June, there were 220 human cases of H1N1 in Singapore.17 To ensure that Singaporeans had ready access to medical assessment and prompt treatment for mild cases of H1N1, more than 400 family clinics island-wide were made H1N1-ready.18 Supplies of Personal Protection Equipment and the Tamiflu antiviral drug were made available at these Pandemic Preparedness Clinics.19
On 18 July, a 49-year-old man with heart problems became the first person to die after being infected with the H1N1 virus.20 The victim, who had multiple health problems, died of a heart attack complicated by severe pneumonia and the H1N1 infection. The virus outbreak appeared to peak by August, with attendances at clinics dropping off for the first time in weeks. The 18th and last H1N1 fatality of the year, in September, was a 61-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension and end-stage renal failure.21
Singapore received its first batch of the H1N1 vaccine in end-October 2009. Further checks and clearance were completed in less than a week, and mass vaccinations began on 3 November 2009. Then Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan assured that the supply of the H1N1 vaccine "should be enough". By the end of 2009, one million does were available.22
On 12 February 2010, the Health Ministry changed its alert level to green.23 By this time, it was estimated that 415,000 people in Singapore had been infected with the H1N1 virus and more than 420,000 local residents had received the H1N1 vaccine injection.24 Most infected persons in Singapore experienced mild illness, while there were more than 1,600 hospital admissions from complications related to the virus, including about 100 admissions to intensive care.25 Two weeks after the alert status turned Green, a 5-year old boy with no underlying medical conditions died from the virus infection at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital.26
