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H1N1 patients in stable condition
The Ministry of Health has announced two new H1N1 cases. The two people infected are Emiratis who returned to the UAE from abroad.
- By Abdullah Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor
- Published: 23:05 June 19, 2009
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Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health has announced two new H1N1 cases. The two people infected are Emiratis who returned to the UAE from abroad.
Their condition is stable and both are currently being treated.
The health ministry also announced that it is normal for infections to occur, and is urging the public to deal with cases calmly.
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Authorities must be informed of any new outbreak of the virus for necessary procedures to be applied. The ministry added that medication was available.
The World Health Organisation also said that several countries were not resorting to quarantining people affected with the virus and said it was satisfied with the fact that infected people were being treated at home.
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Meanwhile, a huge H1N1 awareness campaign is due to be launched tomorrow.
A 24-hour hotline (800358) will be operational with teams speaking in various languages which include Arabic, English, Urdu and Chinese.
"The campaign will also include printed brochures and posters for shoppers in malls and for students in school from the beginning of the next school year. We don't advise people to wear masks and the Ministry of Health is advising people not to listen to rumours.
"The Committee has provided airports and seaports as well as other checkpoints with the most advanced devices for detecting H1N1 cases, and we have enough stocks of Tamiflu, so there is no need to panic," the source said.
The World Health Organisation and other international health authorities will provide the UAE with new vaccines in September.
"The [UAE] government has applied for a stock - half a million doses - of the new vaccine, which covers more than 10 per cent of the population. The UAE is the fifth country in the world to be provided with the new medication direct from the manufacturer," sources said.
"Currently there are enough stocks of the two vaccines - Tamiflu and Relenza - available in UAE hospitals," sources said.
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- The H1N1 flu is detected in 12 Arab countries in about 100 cases, 71 cases of them in the GCC countries.
- The percentage of death numbers among all the cases detected in the world is about 5% Distribution of cases in the Middle East
-The H1N1 flu virus has been detected in 12 Arab countries with about 100 cases reported. 71 cases of them in the GCC countries.
- The percentage of deaths among all cases reported worldwide is about five per cent.
- With inputs from WAM
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