Indonesian security guards chased and subdued a New Zealand tourist, Richard Lochner, 40, who tried to escape from isolation at a Bali hospital, where he had gone with suspected swine flu.
Mr Lochner went to the emergency room of the Sanglah General Hospital on July 8, after spending four days at his tourist accommodation in Kuta complaining of flu-like symptoms, the Bali Post reported.
A triage team at the hospital admitted him to a special isolation ward prepared for suspected HIN1 patients, but a few hours later the New Zealander escaped by jumping over a 2m wall.
Hospital officials sent a security team to recapture the tourist, seen as posing a potential threat to community health.
Discovered on a nearby street carrying a motorcycle helmet, Mr Lochner was reported to have challenged the security officers, screaming "fight me, fight me!"
The newspaper reported security guards pursued him to a petrol station, where he surrendered and accompanied the guards back to the isolation ward.
The five guards involved underwent a decontamination procedure at the hospital and were treated with Tamiflu.
