Abdullah Khalid al-Qahtani

First H1N1 flu death in Qatar
A 36-year-old Qatari man diagnosed with H1N1 flu has died, HE the Minister of Health and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Health Abdullah Khalid al-Qahtani said yesterday.
It was the first death from the pandemic flu in the country.
The man was said to be suffering from acute pneumonia and high temperature when he was brought to Hamad General Hospital on July 26.
Hospital sources said the patient was admitted following arrival from Dubai where he had been suffering from flu-like symptoms for a week and had visited a hospital twice.
He was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus at the Hamad hospital and was moved to intensive care immediately.

June 17, 2009

Qatar has announced its first swine flu cases after two toddlers and one teenager arriving in the country were diagnosed with the virus
By Noimot Olayiwola
Staff Reporter

The Supreme Council of Health yesterday announced the first three cases of the H1N1 flu virus in Qatar.
The three patients, all foreigners below 17, have been quarantined and are in “stable condition”, according to senior officials of the council.
Up to 70 suspected cases have been screened for the virus so far in Qatar since it became a major health concern around the world.
The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) confirmed the first two cases yesterday morning and HE the Minister of Health Abdullah Khalid al-Qahtani announced the third case in the afternoon.