Malaysia reported two more cases of A/H1N1 flu on Thursday after it confirmed the third case earlier on the day, which brought the total number of flu infections to five in the country.

Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the latest flu patients were two German tourists, who arrived at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal near here on AirAsia flight AK702 on Wednesday afternoon.

The two patients, aged 30 and 32, arrived in Singapore on Monday for their holiday in Asian countries, Liow told reporters in Putrajaya, administrative center of the Malaysian Federal Government.

They were confirmed to have been infected with the disease Thursday afternoon after having developed fever in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, he said.

Earlier Thursday, Malaysia reported the third A/H1N1 flu case --a student, who returned from the United States on Malaysian Airlines flight MH091 on Monday.

The Malaysian health authorities are tracing the 276 passengers and crew members on the same flight.

The authorities are also tracking those people who came into contact with the two Germans, including crew members and passengers on the same plane, to prevent local transmission of the virus.

Malaysia announced the first A/H1N1 flu case in the country on May 15 and the second on May 16. Both were students who returned home from the United States.

(Xinhua News Agency June 5, 2009)