Oman H1N1 toll 21 now

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Source: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topic...7&parent_id=17

Oman H1N1 toll 16 now

QNA/Muscat

Oman?s National Committee for Follow-up and Management of H1N1 yesterday announced three more swine flu-related deaths in the sultanate. The death of three Omani patients took the total number of H1N1 deaths in the country to 16.

The three cases were a 49-year-old patient who had been suffering from cancer, paralysis and cardio-vascular diseases, a 50-year-old woman suffering from obesity, hypertension and asthma and a 60-year-old patient who was brought late to hospital to receive treatment.

Meanwhile, Oman has cancelled the 2010 round of Muscat Festival due to the swine flu pandemic.

l The Egyptian health ministry reported yesterday four new cases of swine flu, taking the total number of registered so far to 883.

The assistant health minister for preventive health affairs, Dr Nasr al-Sayeid, said 775 of the patients had recovered, while two died and the rest were being treated in hospitals.

Meanwhile, quarantine authorities said they had detected three suspected cases of swine flu at Cairo airport. Page 17

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Re: Oman H1N1 toll 18 now

Source:http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZA...hs%20announced

Oman: Two more H1N1 deaths announced
16 September 2009
The National H1N1 Follow-up and Management Committee has announced two deaths resulting from H1N1 virus infection. They were a 47-year-old Omani woman and a 62-year-old Omani man.

The Health MinistryHealth MinistryLoading... hereby reiterates its plea to Omani citizens and residents to report to the nearest health institution in case they suffer from symptoms of swine flu (H1N1), or any flu-like symptoms and take medication to avoid complications that might lead to death. The toll in Oman stands at 18.

? Oman Daily Observer 2009

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Re: Oman H1N1 toll 21 now

Oman reports 3 new swine flu deaths
by Elsa Baxter Sunday, 27 September 2009
FLU DEATH: Three more people have died from swine flu in Oman in the past 10 days. (Getty Images)


Omani health officials have announced three new swine flu deaths in the last ten days, taking the total number of fatalities to 21.

The first death was a 26-year-old woman who was suffering from kidney failure, the Oman News Agency reported.

The second was an 89-year-old woman who had heart problems, diabetes and high blood pressure, while the third person was a 14-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer, the agency said.

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