Three more patients are suspected of being ill with the H1N1 swine flu virus, Health Ministry officials said Saturday night. A 33 year old woman was admitted to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, along with her eight month old son, after showing symptoms associated with the virus. They had been visiting Mexico, and arrived on a flight from New York earlier. Also hospitalized at Ichilov Hosptal in Tel Aviv was a 20 year old woman, who had also visited Mexico.
Meanwhile, a third case of swine flu in Israel was confirmed on Saturday, when a 34 year old man was confirmed as carrying the virus, after he was hospitalized at Ichilov Hospital on Friday. Two other Israelis who were suspected of carrying the virus tested negative Friday.