Indonesia has confirmed 18 people newly infected by A/H1N1 influenza virus, putting the total cases to 948 in the country, Health Ministry said on Friday.

Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health of the ministry Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama said in a statement that the disease had spread at 24 out 33 provinces in the country.

The H1N1 viruses have so far killed four people in Indonesia

To prevent the spread of the disease the health ministry ordered to impose a hygienic life as an effort to prevent the spread of the disease.

Indonesia had been hit by H5N1 virus with fatality more than 100 people.

The World Health Organization has raised the alert level from five to six which is the highest level in this regard.

(Xinhua News Agency August 22, 2009)