Cuba confirms first swine flu case: official

I / Havana May 12, 2009, 9:14 IST

Cuba has confirmed its first case of the A(H1N1) flu virus, carried by a Mexican student, officials said.      

He was one of a group of 14 Mexicans studying in Havana who were tested for the disease, the health ministry said in a statement yesterday.      

The students arrived in Cuba on April 25 and were monitored after showing symptoms.      

Local television said "all but one" were in good health.      

Cuba suspended direct flights to Mexico on April 29.