Today: 09 February 2010   Time: 08:20 PM
France says it has accorded USD 37 million in food aid Japan Airlines to stay in alliance with American Airlines WMO says Haiti needs multi-hazardous weather warning system Toyota to recall 437,000 Priuses, hybrids worldwide Pitching into Kuwait''s e-Award enriches local websites - official Addiction treatment forum kicks off EU Parliament set to gain new powers IOM Appeals for USD 16 Million to help displaced people in Pakistan One security personnel killed in Indias J K state Lavrov, Clinton discuss Iranian nucleur file
 
GCC summit
General
More
World News
Kuwait News
More
Read the whole Newscast
Pictures (during the week)
Information Archive
News Archive
Picture Archive
Other News Services
Today in Kuwait's History
KUNA Center for Development of media skills
FTP Service
Kuna sms Service
KUNA training center
Arab News Agencies
International News Agencies
More

Convert To

Send to a friend

Print Preview
Kuwait reports 11th swine flu fatality
Health    10/14/2009 7:42:00 PM
 
KUWAIT, Oct 14 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that an Arab national had succumbed to Influenza A (H1N1) virus, bringing the death total to 11.
The 54 year-old male was admitted to hospital last Sunday, according to a statement issued by the ministry, adding that the deceaded was suffering from several diseases in addition for being infected by the swine flu virus.
All the 11 swine flu victims, mainly too young (below five years of age) or above 65, suffered from other diseases such as diabetes, asthma, tuberculosis, hepatitis, or defective immunity.
Up to 99 percent of the lab-confirmed H1N1 cases in Kuwait recovered completely, the ministry affirmed. (end) na.abd.gta KUNA 141942 Oct 09NNNN
Ar Dep
All KUNA right are reserved © 2007. This site is designed and published by IDS