Kochi, Tuesday, May 26, 2009: Authorities today confirmed that the 24- year old Ethihaad flight attendant, who arrived at the Cochin International Airport on Monday from Abu Dhabi, and was put under quarantine for suspected symptoms of (H1N1) viral fever was not affected after tests proved negative.
The woman is an Egyptian national and complained of cough and fever at the health cell opened at the international terminal to screen the passengers of the deadly virus. She was later shifted to the taluk hospital at Perumbavoor where she was kept in isolation. A sample of the patient’s throat swab was collected and was sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in Delhi for detailed examination.