Ministry of Health officials have quarantined another seven people suspected of having swine flu, as the virus continues to infect people in other countries.
The number of people in New Zealand with the H1N1 virus in New Zealand remained stable, with no new reported cases.
Those quarantined today would join one person isolated yesterday to receive precautionary Tamiflu treatment for 72 hours. They would take the medication for five days in total.
In New Zealand, the total number of known past infections remained at nine, with another probable case and 19 suspected cases. Ministry officials added another person to the suspected list within the last 24 hours.
All of those infected had recently returned from overseas travel or had been in close contact with others with the flu. There was no evidence of the virus spreading through the community in New Zealand, the ministry said.
At 6pm Saturday, 43 countries had reported 12,022 cases of H1N1 infection, up 854 from 11,168 on Friday. Eighty-six people had died from the virus so far.
Most of the infected died in Mexico (75 people), with nine dying in the United States, one in Canada and one in Costa Rica. Of the new infections, 788 were in the US, while Japan reported another 27 new infections.
