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Kuwaiti female student in private school diagnosed with swine flu |
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 16:29 |
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A Kuwaiti female private school student has been diagnosed with the swine flu virus, the Ministry of Education announced on Thursday.
The ministry said that the family of the fifth grader has been notified and she transferred to a hospital for treatment.
Mohsen Bourgoba, head of the public relations at the ministry, said the case was discovered on the second day of classes in a private school during a routine medical check on students.
The student, which suffered from high fever, was taken to isolation and her family was notified.
Bourgoba said that the ministry continues to stick to the instructions of the Ministry of Health, adding that an 85-percent attendance was recorded at the said school.
Bourogba, also head of the central emergency team at the ministry, said that the classroom was sanitized and sterlized.
He said that private schools have started buying infrared cameras to detect suspected swine flu cases, adding such equipment will be used at the start of classes.
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