Two more test positive for swine flu in Bhutan

Two more Bhutanese have tested positive for swine flu as the total number of H1N1 cases in the country rose to six.

Two more Bhutanese have tested positive for swine flu as the total number of H1N1 cases in the country rose to six.

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A 65-year-old man from Thimphu and a 30-year-old man tested positive at the Thimphu Referral Hospital, its superintendent Dr Pandup Tshering said.

"The 65-year-old man has no history of travel. He has a large family but none of them have the virus," Tshering said, adding "Some of his family members are abroad but they haven't returned."

Meanwhile, the influenza-testing centre at the hospital is also witnessing an increase in the number of people coming for tests.

"We get about 10-15 people everyday," said Pandup.