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65795
Mon, 06/15/2009 - 09:54
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3 More Swine Flu Cases Detected in Kingdom
Riyadh, June 14, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced the
detection of three new Swine Flu cases "HINI'', raising the number of
the infected cases to 11 patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In a statement issued today, the Ministry pointed out that the
first case was of a Mauritanian coming from Canada via the United
Arab Emirates at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madinah and
that he was quarantined at King Fahd Hospital in Madina.
It added that the two cases were for a male (3 years old) and a
female (7 years old) who contacted the Saudi child announced by the
Ministry last week. They were quarantined at Armed Forces Hospital in
Riyadh.
The Ministry noted that preventive and therapeutic procedures are
being applied to the patients and those people in contact with them
as recommended by the National Plan for Prevention of Swine Flu, and
the World Health Organization.
--SPA