Incidents
An athlete from Philippines who was participating in the football matches came down with H1N1 flu., causing the Group A football preliminary match between Philippines and Chinese Taipei due to be played at Meridian Junior College at 5pm (1700hrs) on 20 June 2009 to be suspended till further notice. The player's condition is stable, according to the AYG2009 website.
Four cases of AH1N1 flu virus were discovered from the Hong Kong booters on June 22.
Malaysia has withdrawn most of its athletes (with the exception of their sailors) due to concerns over the H1N1 outbreak.
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