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Two more die of A(H1N1) virus in Thailand
BANGKOK, July 9 (TNA) -- Two more patients of Influenza A (H1N1) have died in Thailand, bringing the total number of fatalities to 14, Permanent Secretary for Public Health Dr. Prat Boonyawongviroj said on Thursday.
Dr. Prat said the 13th victim was a 45-year-old man who was sent to a Bangkok hospital on Sunday after developing a high fever. He died the following day.
The 14th victim was a 17-year-old high secondary female student with a weak lung. She was admitted to hospital in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham last Friday and died on Tuesday, he said.
Earlier in the day, Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparadai announced that a 52-year-old traffic police officer was succumbed to the new virus strain.
The victim earlier underwent a kidney transplantation and was on medication to treat an allergy, said the Minister.
In an attempt to contain the new virus strain, all hospitals supervised by the public health ministry are now offering a one-stop service to screen patients with flu symptoms and to prevent the possible spread of influenza type A(H1N1). (TNA)
Dr. Prat said the 13th victim was a 45-year-old man who was sent to a Bangkok hospital on Sunday after developing a high fever. He died the following day.
The 14th victim was a 17-year-old high secondary female student with a weak lung. She was admitted to hospital in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham last Friday and died on Tuesday, he said.
Earlier in the day, Minister of Public Health Witthaya Kaewparadai announced that a 52-year-old traffic police officer was succumbed to the new virus strain.
The victim earlier underwent a kidney transplantation and was on medication to treat an allergy, said the Minister.
In an attempt to contain the new virus strain, all hospitals supervised by the public health ministry are now offering a one-stop service to screen patients with flu symptoms and to prevent the possible spread of influenza type A(H1N1). (TNA)
