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Steps taken to protect AYG athletes
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cheekin@sph.com.sg Young sportsmen to be given health kits, among other measures
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wuitek@sph.com.sg 1,000 athletes, aged 14 to 17,
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Lifestyle Editor: jilla@sph.com.sg H1N1 FLU with us for about two weeks. It
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T HE inaugural Asian Youth
Games (AYG) will go on as
planned, despite concerns
over the worldwide spread of
the Influenza A (H1N1) virus.
go on normally here.”
There are 66 confirmed cases
of the H1N1 virus here. Seven-
teen new patients were con-
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up a series of measures to edu- est number of cases in a day so far.
cate and protect the over 1,000 GEARED UP: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (second from right) checking out
youth athletes that will take part the AYG’s medical centre at Swissotel yesterday. (PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN)
in the Games from June 29 to hankeong@sph.com.sg
July 7. Besides these measures, the test for confirmation of the virus
Not only will all participating Games Organising Committee at Singapore General Hospital. HELPDESK
athletes be required to take has also set aside a big portion Organisers also advise sports
their temperatures twice daily of its temporary medical centre fans who are not feeling well to Sanitiser: xiāo dú jì
during the Games period, but at the Games Village at Swiss- avoid attending AYG events, es-
each of them will also be given a otel The Stamford to effectively pecially those held in stadiums. Hygiene: wèi shēng
health kit. isolate and test any suspected After touring the medical cen-
The kit will contain a ther- H1N1 case for confirmation. tre yesterday, the Minister for Isolate:
gé lí
mometer, surgical mask, hand There are 13 isolation rooms Community Development,
sanitiser and a health advisory set up for suspected flu patients, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Paramount:
to tell them how to maintain dai- as well as throat-swab testing Balakrishnan, said: “We are zuì gāo de
ly personal hygiene. equipment to collect samples to acutely aware that we have over