South Korea reports first death from swine flu

Seoul: A South Korean man has died from swine flu, becoming the country's first reported death from the virus, a health ministry official said on Saturday.

The man died from the flu after returnign from Thailand. No further details were made available.

A spokesman for the ministry said there would be a press briefing on Saturday afternoon.

South Korea has reported more than 2,000 cases of the A(H1N1) virus.