Second case of swine flu in Malaysia

Malaysia confirms second case of swine flu

Malaysia confirmed its second case of swine flu Saturday, a woman who recently returned from the United States.
Ramlee Rahmat, the Health Ministry deputy director-general, said the woman had returned to Malaysia from the United States on Wednesday and was hospitalized Friday in northern Penang state.

Tests confirmed early Saturday that she was infected with the H1N1 virus, but he said there were no fears that the disease was spreading. The woman was a friend of a 21-year-old man who was also infected with the virus and they were both on the same flight, he said.

“They happened to be together. That’s how they got it,” he told the Associated Press. “Both of them are in stable condition. The situation is under control.”