哥斯達黎加總統感染甲流被隔離

　　哥斯達黎加總統府11日發布公報證實，哥總統阿里亞斯感染了甲型H1N1流感病毒。

　　公報說，阿里亞斯9日出現喉嚨疼痛和發熱等流感癥狀。鑒于他有哮喘病史，屬于甲型H 1N 1流感高危人群，醫生隨即對他進行了病毒測試。11日的檢測結果顯示，阿里亞斯感染了甲型H1N1流感病毒。

　　公報指出，阿里亞斯將停止一切公務活動，在總統官邸隔離一周。阿里亞斯本人則表示，除了發熱和嗓子疼，他目前狀態還好，完全有能力通過電話等形式處理國家政務。 

　　Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on Tuesday confirmed that he was infected with influenza A/H1N1.

　　Arias, 68, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, suffers a mild case of the virus for which he tested positive on Tuesday, the government said earlier.

　　The president confirmed it in a statement, saying that apart from fever and a soar throat, he felt well and was in good shape to carry out some of his work by telecommuting.

　　Arias will remain isolated at home. "The epidemic does not discriminate. I am subject to the same recommendations the health authorities have for all the people," he said in the statement.

　　Arias said he expected to return to full duties on Monday. For the moment, some of his duties have been assigned to cabinet ministers.

　　Arias first became president in 1986. After a 16-year absence from the presidential palace, he was reelected president in 2006. His current term expires on May 8, 2010.

　　According to a latest report from the Costa Rican health authorities, 27 patients have died from A/H1N1 flu and 798 were infected with the disease in the country.