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Published: Sunday June 24, 2012 MYT 5:00:00 PM
Updated: Sunday June 24, 2012 MYT 5:02:25 PM

Two NS trainees still warded with H1N1


KUALA LUMPUR: Only two of the 18 National Service (NS) Training Programme trainees who were treated for influenza A (H1N1) viral infection, are still warded in hospital, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the other 16 trainees had recovered and had returned to their respective training camps to continue with their normal training.

"We always monitor the condition of the training camps from time to time to ensure that they are free of the H1N1 virus," he said at a press conference after opening the 47th annual general meeting of the Armed Forces Cooperative at the Sungai Buloh Camp, here Sunday.

On June 13, 18 trainees of the Dusun Resort camp, Kuala Nerang, Kedah were admitted to the Kuala Nerang hospital for influenze A viral infection while another 78 were quarantined in a special block of the camp as they had shown symptoms of the H1N1 infection. - Bernama

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