(Updated 6.25 p.m.)

A nine-month-old baby in Gozo is among five new cases of the A (H1N1) virus confirmed up to 6 p.m. today.

A Health Department spokesman said the virus had been found in three males in Gozo and two females in Malta.

The cases in Malta involve women who recently returned from Cyprus and from the UK.

The spokesman explained that in line with policy announced yesterday, only vulnerable groups are now being tested.

Earlier, the spokesman said 11 persons who had contracted the A (H1N1) virus had now recovered and returned to their normal activities.

All the cases are mild and no one is being kept in hospital.

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