The Central Hospital of Thua Thien–Hue city Province said Tuesday they had cured two out of six people admitted with H1N1 flu, formerly called swine flu.

Vietnam’s health ministry said it detected eight new cases of H1N1 infection Tuesday, raising the country’s total so far to 131.

The ministry confirmed there have been no outbreaks of the flu in the country so far. There have been no fatalities and all patients quarantined at medical facilities are recovering. Health experts and doctors from Asian countries said at a press conference in Singapore that they were worried about the combination of bird (H5N1) and swine (H1N1) flues, of which the former is more deadly while the later is more contagious.

As of Tuesday, there were 70,893 positive cases for the H1N1 virus in 116 territories and countries around the world, according to the World Health Organization.

Reported by Bui Ngoc Long - Thanh Tung