September 18, 2009PHNOM PENH, Sept. 18 — Cambodian Health Ministry said on Friday that it has confirmed 22 new cases of A(H1N1) flu in the latest report, bringing the total cases of the virus to 68.
In one week, there were 22 new cases occurring in the country, the last updated report from the Communicable Diseases Control Department of the Health Ministry said.
"There are 20 Khmers among 68 cases and all flu-infected people have been treated well and so far nobody has died," it said. However, it did not mention in details about other nationals of the other infected flu people.
Health Ministry also appealed to local people to take precautions and prevent themselves from the flu during the ancestor spiritual festival "Pchum Ben" which will end in Sept. 19, because in this festival, it is so crowded at the Buddhist pagoda and they are easy to catch flu.
"They have to eat food with hygiene," Mom Bun Heng, health minister was quoted by the Khmer language newspaper Kampuchea Thmei as saying on Friday, adding "people who are suspected with flu should not go to crowded places." (PNA/Xinhua) FFC/ebp
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