Panamanian Health Ministry (Minsa) on Wednesday reported four new cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 69.

Minsa said that among the confirmed cases, 36 were female and 33 male, and 43 patients were under 15 years old, while the rest of the patients were not older than 49 years old.

All the confirmed patients have been isolated at their homes and monitored by health authorities.

Also Wednesday, Panamanian Health Minister Rosario Turner urged people to continue the preventive measures at school, commercial centers and communities to avoid the spread of the virus.