Hong Kong:

The government has raised the swine flu alert here to emergency, after a Mexican person was confirmed as Hong Kong’s first person to be confirmed with the disease. The anouncement was made by the chief executive Donald Tsang following a crisis meeting involving top government officials. He said the Mexican arrived from Shanghai yesterday and stayed at the Metropark HOtel in Wanchai, which has been quarantined. THis means no one can enter or leave. The patient is being treated in Ruttonjee Hospital. She’s in stable condition. She travelled yesterday from Shanghai - and stayed at the Metropark Hotel in Wanchai, which has been quarantined. The anouncement was made by the chief executive, Donald Tsang, who told the public not to panic - and pledged to try to contain the virus before it spreads. He said schools would remain open and public gatherings and exhibitions would continue as normal, but under strengthened hygienic conditions.

Denemarken:

The Danish Board of Health has confirmed that a Dane has contracted Influenza A or swine flu.

The Board Director Jesper Fisker says that the patient is a woman from the capital island of Zealand, who contracted the disease during a visit to New York.

Fisker said the woman was on a direct Continental Airways flight from New York to Copenhagen, which landed at Copenhagen Airport at 07.35 on Wednesday of this week.

The Board will be contacting all others on the flight in question.