THE Philippines remains free of the swine flu despite an increase in the number of suspected H1N1 cases, the Health Department said yesterday.
The disease has killed 44 people and infected 2,271 others in 24 countries, but the Philippines remained free of it, Health Undersecretary Mario Villaverde said.
He said the number of people being observed for the flu had increased, but 13 had already been discharged after they tested negative.
“Only four more people are awaiting the results of their laboratory tests,” Villaverde said.
Two additional cases were reported to the Health Department on Thursday, and they were a 21-year-old woman from Italy and a 40-year-old man from United States. Both are confined at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa City.
The two other pending cases are a 58-year-old American woman and a 12-year-old American boy.
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