Malaysia confirms first case of swine flu

(The Jakarta Post)

Malaysia on Friday confirmed its first case of swine flu, a 21-year-old student who recently returned from the United States.
A statement by the Health Ministry's director-general, Dr. Ismail Merican, said the young man was hospitalized on Thursdy after suffering from fever, sore throat and body aches. He had returned to Malaysia from the United States on Wednesday.