Thimphu, Apr 21 (UNI) The recent Influenza A- H1N1 outbreak in Bumthang of Bhutan is under control with the number of infected people visiting hospital declining from 30 to 35 a day to about a dozen these days.
Since the first case was reported on April 8, about 227 people were reported to have been infected by influenza A H1N1 pandemic 2009 causing seasonal flu.
Of the total infected, around 90 percent were students of Wangdicholing lower secondary school (WLSS), Bumthang. The first incident was reported on April 8 when 45 students did not come to school. Some were sent home and some referred to hospital, said a report in the Kuensel Online.