▁Pala cio , ▁only ▁one ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁tests ▁sent ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁was ▁positive . ▁The ▁patient ▁was ▁isolated ▁and ▁put ▁under ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Pala cio ▁stated ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 8 ▁suspect ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁first ▁death ▁of ▁H 1 N 1 ▁was ▁confirmed . ▁Ten ▁days ▁later , ▁a ▁local ▁newspaper ▁El ▁T iem po ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁death ▁on ▁Bog ota , ▁reported ▁at ▁ 2 1 ▁June . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July , ▁El ▁T iem po ▁reported ▁the ▁first ▁death ▁of ▁sw ine ▁flu ▁outside ▁of ▁C und in amar ca , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁sevent h ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Colombia . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁El ▁T iem po ▁reported ▁that ▁president ▁Ál var o ▁Uri be ▁had ▁contract ed ▁the ▁A H 1 N 1 ▁flu ▁virus , ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁( the ▁first ▁being ▁Ó scar ▁A rias ). ▁ ▁E cuador ▁ ▁Health ▁officials ▁are ▁carrying ▁out ▁checks ▁on ▁people ▁with ▁flu ▁sympt oms ▁entering ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁sea ▁or ▁air . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁April , ▁E cuador ▁closed ▁its ▁borders ▁to ▁Mexican ▁citizens ▁and ▁foreign ers ▁of ▁other ▁national ities ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁Mexico ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁days . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May , ▁Health ▁officials ▁confirmed ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁of ▁A H 1