Saudi Arabia reports new swine flu deaths
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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DUBAI: With four new cases of swine flu deaths, the total number of casualties linked to the A(H1N1) virus rose to thirty-five in the country. Three Saudi nationals and a foreigner, who was not identified, were the latest victims who died on Thursday Sau di Arabia’s Ministry of Health Ministry said in a statement released to Saudi press agency.
However, the Ministry had earlier said that no swine flu death case was reported among pilgrims during the month of Ramadan. Meanwhile, in Qatar the Supreme Council of Health has confirmed that all schools in the country will reopen on October 4, even as a senior official highlighted the WHO recommendation for closure of any school with more than 1 percent of students infected with the H1N1 swine flu.
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