2009 swine flu pandemic in Malaysia

The 2009 swine flu outbreak in Malaysia was part of a larger flu pandemic involving a new type of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (A/H1N1).^[4] As of 11 August 2009, the country had over 2,253 cases, beginning with imported cases from affected countries, including the United States and Australia, from 15 May 2009 onwards, and the first identified local transmission on 17 June 2009. On 12 August 2009, the Malaysian Health Ministry announced that it had discontinued officially updating the total number of H1N1 cases within Malaysia in line with guidelines issued by the World Health Organization. As of 21 August 2009, the unofficial number of cases reported in the media was 5,876. The first death related to the (A/H1N1) virus was reported on 23 July 2009, and there have been 78 deaths reported so far. On 6 July 2009, Malaysia announced a shift from containment to mitigation to tackle the spread of the virus. The federal government declared a national health emergency in Malaysia due to the (A/H1N1) outbreak and was considering imposing a health curfew similar to the week-long shutdown of non-essential services and industries in Mexico.