First Saudi Patient Dies From Swine Flu: Ministry of Health

Riyadh, July 27, SPA -- The Ministry of Health announced today that
the first Saudi patient (30 years old) died of Swine Flu (H1 N1) in
the Eastern Region on Saturday.

In a statement issued here this morning, the Ministry pointed
out that the patient was in contact with another case of Swine Flu
and he was admitted to a hospital of the private sector in Dammam on
Wednesday after suffering from high fever, cough, pain in the throat,
shortness of breath, obesity and severe pneumonia.

The statement added that the patient was given antibiotics and 'Tami
flu'.

The Ministry reassured all people that mortality resulting from
Swine Flu disease around the world, is still reported to be low
compared with the mortality rate of normal flu.

The Ministry stressed its keenness on clarifying facts in a
transparent manner as regards Swine Flu and providing the media with
the latest developments of the situation of this disease and its
cases, calling on all people to commit to the Ministry's statements
and not to listen and care about rumors and inaccurate and
unauthenticated reports published on electronic websites.

--SPA