June 17, Colombo: Sri Lanka Health Ministry today issued a severe warning for the passengers who reached the country via Singapore Airlines flight number SQ 466 on last Sunday over Swine Flu.

Following the detection of the first Swine Flu case in the country on an 8-year-old boy, arrived from Australia, the Health ministry strongly advised those passengers on the Singapore Airlines flight to get tested for the virus.

The government has decided to subject all the passengers and crew on the flight to medical check-ups, the Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.

The child's eight-member family arrived in Sri Lanka to attend a wedding in Wattala. Friends and relatives who participated at the wedding ceremony with the family will also be tested for possible infection, the Minister said.

The health officials in Sri Lanka said that there are several detectors at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake to detect the infected travelers reaching the country.

Swine Flu technically known as Influenza A (H1N1) was first reported in Mexico. The virus quickly spread to USA and several European countries has now migrated to the Asian countries including Sri Lanka and India.

According to World Health Organization 76 countries have officially reported 35,928 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection, including 163 deaths.