Romania Confirms 18th Swine Flu Case

The patient is a 19 year-old woman who arrived from the United States on June 14. She was admitted to the Matei Bals infectious diseases hospital in capital city Bucharest and is receiving treatment.

Nine of the AH1N1 flu patients in the country have already been released from hospital.

Last week, the World Health Organization officially declared the swine flu a pandemic, raising the alert to the highest level of six.

Also last week, Romanian health minister Ion Bazac underscored Romania does not register cases of widespread infections, adding that, apart from basic hygienic rules, Romanians need not make any changes in their daily lives. 

Bazac mentioned masks will be distributed to border police and doctors who come in contact with people coming in from some of the states most affected by the new virus, such as the U.S., Canada and Mexico.