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Qatar identifies first H1N1 cases

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.

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