Saturday, August 1, 2009 - 15:47
The Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the high death toll caused by the flu "A (H 1 to 1)" in the UK to four following the death of two citizens during the past 24 hours, as quoted by the official news agency (SPA).
The Ministry pointed out that the situation is for the nurse in the age of 32, died Friday in hospital in the Qassim region (Central), while the second case registered in the Asir region Namaas (south) of the youths in the age of 25 admitted to hospital following a bout of my mouth, and pain in the chest and died on Friday too.
The Indonesian and Saudi Arabian people living with HIV who died this week in the UK, while in Saudi Arabia so far the injury of more than 300 people pig flu, while not declared in any of the other Gulf States and the registration of deaths caused by this virus.
The expected arrival of some two million pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia this year to perform Hajj in November 2009.
The spread of the virus, "A (H 1 to 1)" in Saudi Arabia and the influx of pilgrims from all countries of the world worries about the vastness of the spread of the disease.
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia last week that the Saudi authorities will prevent the most likely young children and the elderly to perform the Hajj this year because of the swine flu epidemic, saying that this would not affect the quota of pilgrims from each country and specific thousand pilgrims per million people.
The Ministry pointed out that the UK is likely to follow recommendations of the meeting of Arab Health Ministers in Cairo on July 22 that called for not allowing a pilgrimage for persons over the age of 65 years and children under the age of 12 years.
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