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South Korea reports first death from swine flu
A South Korean man has died from swine flu, becoming the country's first reported death from the virus, a health ministry official said on Saturday.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:09 August 15, 2009
Seoul: A South Korean man has died from swine flu, becoming the country's first reported death from the virus, a health ministry official said on Saturday.
The man died from the flu after returnign from Thailand. No further details were made available.
A spokesman for the ministry said there would be a press briefing on Saturday afternoon.
South Korea has reported more than 2,000 cases of the A(H1N1) virus.
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