MANAMA, NOV. 15, (BNA) SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX (SMC) ANNOUNCED TODAY SEVENTH DEATH OF SWINE FLU IN BAHRAIN SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE DISEASE IN THE KINGDOM LAST MAY.
A WOMAN IN HER SIXTIES DIED TODAY MORNING OF THE H1N1 VIRUS AFTER SHE WAS ADMITTED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FIVE DAYS AGO WITH SEVERE HEALTH COMPLICATIONS AND LUNG FAILURE, HEALTH MINISTRY ASSISTANT UNDERSECRETARY FOR HOSPITAL AFFAIRS DR AMIN AL SA'ATI SAID ADDING THAT THE WOMAN WAS ALSO SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC DISEASES. TWENTY-TWO CONFIRMED SWINE FLU CASES ARE BEING QUARANTINED AT SMC ALONGSIDE NINE SUSPECTED ONES WAITING FOR LABORATORY RESULTS, HE REVEALED POINTING OUT THAT THREE OF THE CONFIRMED CASES, WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES, ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE HEALTH MINISTRY CALLS UPON CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS TO FOLLOW THE MINISTRY'S ADVICE AND TAKE THE SWINE FLU VACCINE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THE BAHRAINI SOCIETY FROM THE DISEASE. AOQ. 15-NOV-2009 21:01