Informed sources revealed that two more cases of Meningitis patients have been admitted to Farwaniya Hospital. One of them is a Kuwaiti woman in her sixties  and the other a Pakistani expat who is 37 years old. The Kuwaiti woman’s condition is critical and she is in the intensive care unit, while the Pakistani man is admitted in ward 27, room 8 and his condition is reportedly improving. In the meantime, a Kuwaiti woman in her 60’s died at Sabah Hospital after staying there for 5 days due to Meningitis disease, reported Al-Anbaa and Al-Shahed.

Meanwhile, Ministry Undersecretary of Health Dr Ibrahim Al-Abdul Hadi said that the ministry is making use of the election period to review some of its sectors and plans for improving them. He told reporters that several meetings were held to pinpoint sections that need development including laboratories and treatment abroad sections and others. The negative aspects in those sections were studied in an attempt to uplift the medical work, reported Al-Anbaa.