Per the Straits Times in Singapore, the nation confirmed its first case of swine flu on Wednesday, a 22 year-old female Singaporean who was in New York from May 14 to 24.

Here’s the first reaction to the news from Twitterers in Singapore:

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   gssq WOO HOO! WE HAVE SWINE FLU! 27 May 2009 from web
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   diyyy CIBAI! singapore confirmed first swine flu case. then i coughing like mad and i went to jb last week. cibai panic 27 May 2009 from web
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   nilesh13 first swine flu case detected in SG….i’ll have to wait 2 hours for hosp screening now . 27 May 2009 from web
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   missbossy I just got an SMS saying first Swine Flu case confirmed in Singapore #swinflu #h1n1 27 May 2009 from TwitZap
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   Limewan First swine flu case in singapore! Not me but some dude at GH. 27 May 2009 from txt
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   ashertan first case of swine flu. better be careful! 27 May 2009 from web