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Message: <blockquote data-quote="R_L" data-source="post: 4481668" data-attributes="member: 16427">thnx for the info... here are some of the leads i found on the story:HK confirms first swine flu caseHong Kong's pandemic response level was raised to "emergency" - the top grade - last night after a Mexican man who flew to the city via Shanghai on Thursday became the first confirmed case of H1N1 human swine flu in Asia....Quarantine shuts hotel for 7 days as outbreak fearedThe Metropark hotel in Wan Chai was closed for a seven-day quarantine yesterday, causing confusion among guests who complained of receiving little information about what the process involved....SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Hong Kong quarantineHong Kong has imposed a 7-day quarantine on about 200 guests and staff members of a hotel where a Mexican man who tested positive for swine flu stayed, according to ChannelNewsAsia.com. Authorities were also trying to trace passengers who were on the man's flight from Shanghai. A Hong Kong hotel was the launching pad for the international spread of SARS in 2003.Swine flu spreads to Asia as Hong Kong reports caseHONG KONG - The first confirmed case of swine flu in Asia was recorded in Hong Kong Friday after a Mexican man who arrived via Shanghai tested positive, Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced. Guests and staff at the hotel where the patient had briefly stayed were placed under quarantine for seven days as officials announced "draconian" measures in a bid to contain the disease. "We have our first confirmed swine flu case in Hong Kong. He is Mexican," Tsang told reporters. The 25-year-old Mexican arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday from Mexico via Shanghai on China Eastern Airlines flight 505, Tsang said. He was admitted to hospital on Thursday night suffering from a fever and tested positive on Friday for swine flu. He was in stable condition, Tsang said. The Metropark Hotel in Wanchai district where he had been staying had been cordoned off, he said. "I will raise the alert level from serious to emergency," the chief executive said. Despite putting Hong Kong on the highest level of alert, Tsang said all social activities and exhibitions would go ahead as normal and schools would remain open in the city, which is still scarred by memories of the SARS epidemic in 2003. He said around 200 guests and 100 staff would be affected by the quarantine order, issued under the control and prevention of disease ordinance. Hong Kong authorities were trying to find the two taxi drivers who were in contact with the man and passengers on the flight from Shanghai. "We are also tracing the passengers who were on the same flight as this patient, particularly the three rows in front and three rows behind," Chow said. "We're prepared to have them sent to hospital for inspection and also for quarantine," he said. He appealed for other passengers and cabin crew to come forward for health checks.</blockquote>

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