KUWAIT, Aug 31 (KUNA) -- The pandemic situation of the Influenza A subtype virus H1N1 in Kuwait is generally satisfactory and is not a source of concern , a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday.
Speaking to KUNA after an inspection tour of the Infectious Diseases Hospital and laboratory here, WHO's regional consultant for pandemic diseases Dr. Hassan Beshri confirmed that Kuwait's measures to control the outbreak of the disease were in line with the WHO regulations.
"There is no reason for panicking as long as the spread rate of the virus in the country is not alarming," he said.
"The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health is doing its utmost to rein in the disease, " Beshri pointed out. "The preventive measures, surveillance operations and awareness campaign are being done in complete transparency and full cooperation by the concerned departments," he said.
He urged all people to abide by the preventive regulations in order to ensure successful combat against the disease, noting that the combat requires cooperation from everybody.
During his visit to the hospital, Dr. Beshri was briefed on the plans and programs of the Health Ministry to control the spread of swine flu. He also met directors of the central hospitals and chiefs of first aid departments in the health directorates.
The visit which came in response to an invitation from the ministry aimed to assess the health situation in Kuwait and help compile a complete report on the preventive measures adopted by Kuwait. The number of swine flu cases reported in Kuwait this week is less than that of the last week. The total number of registered cases since April is 1, 336, most of which have recovered completely. - Kuna