"Swine flu scare.. Are you there? Panic is not the cure.. We have ample assurance that swine flu in Kuwait is in total control. Read on.."
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (KUNA): Health conditions in the country are assuring and there is no reason for worry over spread of swine flu, the health minister affirmed on Monday. Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, in a statement, said the ministry has been closely monitoring the health conditions at the national level since flare-up of the infectious disease that has spread worldwide. The ministry has already contacted relevant international health agencies and has requested amounts of vaccines according to prospected needs, ahead of the forecast manufacturing of these vaccines, Dr Al-Sayer said.
Moreover, it has taken necessary precautions with a sense of responsibility since flare-up of the swine flu disease, such as installing thermal cameras at the airport, upgrading the laboratories to deal with influenza cases, securing strategic reserves of medicines, setting up an operation follow-up chamber and setting the telephone number, 132, to respond to inquiries by citizens’ about the disease and means of preventing infection. Dr Al-Sayer indicated that the Ministry of Health had formed specialized committees to cope with the spread of the disease, coordinate with the relevant health authorities and the ministries, in addition to mapping out a strategy to educate the citizens about the infectious influenza.
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