Swine flu hits three Wimbledon players

THREE players at Wimbledon have caught swine flu, according to a report in London's Daily Mail .
They were named as Slovakian doubles players Michal Mertinak and Filip Polasek and American Travis Parrott.

All three are now out of the tournament, with Mertinak having withdrawn from the mixed doubles because he was unwell. Mertinak and Polasek shared a hotel room during the tournament, while Parrott was Polasek's doubles partners.
Despite the intimate nature of the facility with players eating and preparing for matches in close proximity, the All England Club maintained that swine flu did not put the tournament in jeopardy and that any cases reported so far were "entirely in line with the wider London community".
Earlier in the tournament, officials issued a warning to maintain hygiene standards and report any flu-like symptoms after several ball boys and girls had suspected swine flu. They were told to stay away from the tournament.

India vs Windies ODI series under swine flu

The one-day cricket series between India and the West Indies has been put under "special swine flu surveillance" in view of the H1N1 virus spread here in Jamaica.

Responding to calls for the banning of public events, Jamaican Health Minister Ruddy Spencer has ordered for special measures to prevent the spread of H1N1 virus at events where the public gathers in large numbers, including the four-match ODI series.

Teams comprising more than 40 individuals will be assigned for the surveillance work during each match of the ODI series.

Such surveillance has also been ordered for the National Athletics Championships starting here tomorrow.

"So cricketers, those of you who like cricket go to cricket. But if you have flu like symptoms you should stay home and if you go there and there are people there with flu like symptoms you should stay away from those people," Spencer said.

"There are National Track trials on Saturday, we will be there. Over four dozen health workers will be there to ensure that the country is protected," he said.

There have so far been 21 cases of H1N1 in Jamaica.

India will play their second ODI here on June 28 while the third and fourth matches are scheduled at St Lucia on July 3 and 5.