14 Indonesian in S Korea Affected by Swine Flu

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Teuku Faizasyah confirmed on Saturday that a number of Indonesians attending an Asian Choir Contest in South Korea had contracted the H1N1 disease.

"A report saying that a number of Indonesians have been infected with the virus is true," Faizasyah said but he could not yet give further details on the matter.

Earlier reports said that 14 Indonesian taking part in the choir contest in Changwon city, South Korea, were confirmed on Saturday by the local health officials to have been suffering from swine flu.

Reuters reported fourteen Indonesians attending a choir contest in South Korea were confirmed H1N1 patients on Saturday in the country’s largest daily confirmations as organizers rushed to send more than 1,000 participants home.

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