▁from ▁spread ing . ▁Tra v ellers ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Mexico ▁with ▁flu ▁sympt oms ▁are ▁being ▁isolated ▁until ▁they ▁are ▁given ▁the ▁all ▁clear . ▁P ig ▁far ms ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁are ▁being ▁" clos ely ▁ins pected " ▁and ▁stock p iles ▁of ▁medic ines ▁built ▁up . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁the ▁Health ▁Minister , ▁Jes ús ▁Mant illa , ▁confirmed ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁A / H 1 N 1 ▁flu ▁in ▁a ▁Venez uel an ▁citiz en ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁Pan ama ▁four ▁days ▁ago . ▁He ▁was ▁isolated ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁he ▁is ▁receiving ▁treatment ▁and ▁his ▁condition ▁is ▁stable . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁a ▁second ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed ▁from ▁another ▁person ▁who ▁also ▁arrived ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁flight . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁another ▁case ▁was ▁tested ▁positive ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁cases . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁a ▁fourth ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed ▁from ▁a ▁male ▁citiz en ▁who ▁arrived ▁from ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁confirmed ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁patients ▁are ▁stable ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁alarm ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁June , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁confirmed ▁cases ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁also ▁from ▁citizens ▁who ▁arrived ▁from ▁Pan ama , ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . A . ▁Later ▁that ▁day ▁a ▁ 1 3 th ▁case ▁was ▁confirmed , ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁ 9 - year - old ▁boy