El Salvador confirms two new cases of flu in the country

Those affected were infected by a passenger who arrived from Mexico

Salvadoran Health Minister Guillermo Maza, confirmed yesterday at a press conference the first two cases of flu in the new Central American country

"We have confirmed that two people suffering from the H1N1 virus," said Guillermo Maza. El Salvador had four suspected cases, of which he had sent samples to be analyzed in the United States. Maza said that the results of the other two cases were still pending. According to the owner of Health, the affected were infected by a passenger who arrived from Mexico.