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"Well, this news is quite a healthy measure regarding precautions in the country that has been up lately. Don't you think?"
KUWAIT CITY, June 22, (KUNA): The Cabinet, in its regular weekly session on Monday, discussed precautions taken to combat the A/H1N1 virus, as well as efforts to develop the country’s financial market. During the session, headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a briefing was made by Health Minister Hilal Musaed Al-Sayer on developments of the swine flu-causing A/H1N1 virus, after new cases were recently declared in Kuwait. The briefing also included all precautions taken in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the Health Ministry’s follow-up of cases under treatment and people they came in contact with.
The minister also highlighted measures that were taken to provide all requirements for laboratories in order to test samples and work around the clock, while noting the special operations room that was set up to respond to any queries about swine flu. Al-Sayer emphasized that full coordination was ongoing between the Contagious Diseases Hospital, the Emergency Medical Services Department and local hospitals over means to deal with infected people and how to admit and transfer cases. Cabinet members lauded the great efforts of the Health Ministry in dealing with swine flu and taking all necessary precautions to combat this disease in coordination with international organizations and other countries, to guarantee the safety of citizens.
KUWAIT CITY, June 22, (KUNA): The Cabinet, in its regular weekly session on Monday, discussed precautions taken to combat the A/H1N1 virus, as well as efforts to develop the country’s financial market. During the session, headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, a briefing was made by Health Minister Hilal Musaed Al-Sayer on developments of the swine flu-causing A/H1N1 virus, after new cases were recently declared in Kuwait. The briefing also included all precautions taken in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the Health Ministry’s follow-up of cases under treatment and people they came in contact with.
The minister also highlighted measures that were taken to provide all requirements for laboratories in order to test samples and work around the clock, while noting the special operations room that was set up to respond to any queries about swine flu. Al-Sayer emphasized that full coordination was ongoing between the Contagious Diseases Hospital, the Emergency Medical Services Department and local hospitals over means to deal with infected people and how to admit and transfer cases. Cabinet members lauded the great efforts of the Health Ministry in dealing with swine flu and taking all necessary precautions to combat this disease in coordination with international organizations and other countries, to guarantee the safety of citizens.
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