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"Have you ever noticed? Every now and then new swine flu cases occur but are not spread in Kuwait. Instead new counts are brought in by travelers. Patients are soon discharged from the hospital after total recovery. That means, the health care system is good enough to manage satisfactorily on such cases."
Health 7/12/2009 4:22:00 PM
By Mubarak Al-Hajeri
KUWAIT, July 12 (KUNA) -- Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that a new swine flu case has been spotted in a Kuwaiti girl arriving from Thailand, bringing the number of cases registered in the country to 25.
Official ministry spokesman Dr. Yousef Al-Nisf told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that lab tests confirmed that the girl contracted the H1N1 virus and will receive the necessary treatment in a hospital, noting that her condition is stable.
Al-Nisf added that those who were in close contact with the girl would be screened as a precautionary measure according to guidance stipulated by the World Health Organization, noting that this is the fifth case to be reported to a child less than 16 years of age.
He assured that all the swine flu cases are in good health, adding that 20 infected cases have already left the hospital and returned to their normal lives. Al-Nisf pointed out that the state of the rest of the infected cases is stable and will leave the hospital, respectively.
He asserted the ministry's careful follow-up on the development of the disease in accordance with the guidance and regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health 7/12/2009 4:22:00 PM
By Mubarak Al-Hajeri
KUWAIT, July 12 (KUNA) -- Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that a new swine flu case has been spotted in a Kuwaiti girl arriving from Thailand, bringing the number of cases registered in the country to 25.
Official ministry spokesman Dr. Yousef Al-Nisf told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that lab tests confirmed that the girl contracted the H1N1 virus and will receive the necessary treatment in a hospital, noting that her condition is stable.
Al-Nisf added that those who were in close contact with the girl would be screened as a precautionary measure according to guidance stipulated by the World Health Organization, noting that this is the fifth case to be reported to a child less than 16 years of age.
He assured that all the swine flu cases are in good health, adding that 20 infected cases have already left the hospital and returned to their normal lives. Al-Nisf pointed out that the state of the rest of the infected cases is stable and will leave the hospital, respectively.
He asserted the ministry's careful follow-up on the development of the disease in accordance with the guidance and regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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