Czech swine flu patient released from quarantine

The only Czech patient diagnosed with swine flu is healthy and has been released from quarantine, a Prague hospital spokeswoman said on Friday. The 29-year-old pilot, who contracted the virus in New York, was diagnosed with the disease last week but the course of the disease was mild.

In the Czech Republic, 143 people have been tested for suspected swine flu since the outbreak of the disease; only one case was confirmed and 21 people are still waiting for their tests results. The swine flu virus has been detected in 55 countries around the world so far.

Author: Jan Richter