Singapore's Health Ministry (MOH) has warned that the risk of the H1N1 flu spreading in the community has risen with the detection of two new cases.

The total number now stands at 49.

The Ministry noted that unlike the earlier imported cases, a number of recent cases had engaged in extensive community activities such as working, shopping and participating in mass activities since their arrival in Singapore.

Some even travelled here, even though they were unwell prior to departure.

The 48th case is a 56-year-old German man who works in Singapore as a researcher at the Biopolis. He had gone to Philadelphia, USA on May 28 to attend a conference. He developed symptoms on June 4 while he was there. He returned from Philadelphia on SQ15 via Seoul on June 8. He came in contact with several people before he was quarantined a week later.

He was seated at row 52. He was not picked up by the thermal scanner at the airport as he did not have a fever then. He took a taxi home from the airport, and stayed at home for the rest of the day.

He went to work from June 9 to 12. On the evening of June 11, he went to a function at the French Ambassador's Residence attended by about 70 persons. On June 13, he went to a shopping mall and had social activities at Clarke Quay. On June 14, he attended a concert and did more shopping. On June 15, he did not go to work in the morning and called a 993 ambulance to send him to CDC2 around noon time. Laboratory results confirmed his infection at 2140 hours on June 15.

也不知道他在Biopolis的哪一座楼上班，还来了4天呢！我办公室里面是没有德国佬，但整栋楼里面不可能没有。。。还去逛街，还Social Activity不就是去喝酒嘛，肯定还和啤酒妹聊天甚欢吧。。。或许人家老外真的觉得生个病没什么啦，但是今天隔壁办公室一个女的已经除了发烧之外症状都齐全了，把自己包得跟粽子一样，还是“坚持”来上班，是不是有点不合适？