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KUWAIT: Hospitals in Kuwait have been put on alert for a possible resurgence of the swine flu (H1N1) virus, according to a hospital official. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the staff member at a local state hospital told the Kuwait Times yesterday, "The hospital is on alert because there is one confirmed case [of swine flu], but I don't want to mention where or what hospital the patient is being treated in right now." The hospital worker added that a memo was recently circulated to all the country's
hospitals advising all medical staff to expect possible swine flu cases, especially at the onset of winter.
I received the memo in mid-October, alerting all the staff to a possible recurrence of the virus," the source said. "We should not create a panic over this issue since the virus has been around for while in Kuwait and it is treatable," the hospital worker stressed. "We know how to act and handle it if such cases arise. In fact, the ministry has been advising us [medical staff] to receive H1N1 vaccine or the seasonal flu vaccine so as to fight any viruses.
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hospitals advising all medical staff to expect possible swine flu cases, especially at the onset of winter.
I received the memo in mid-October, alerting all the staff to a possible recurrence of the virus," the source said. "We should not create a panic over this issue since the virus has been around for while in Kuwait and it is treatable," the hospital worker stressed. "We know how to act and handle it if such cases arise. In fact, the ministry has been advising us [medical staff] to receive H1N1 vaccine or the seasonal flu vaccine so as to fight any viruses.
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