censoring swine flu?
By truthfulvisitor •
I heard from two work colleagues that swine flu is now confirmed in Qatar, and naturally came to QL to see what had been posted.
at the top of the 'NEW FORUMS' section is a post about 'Qatar has 2 H1AN1 virus'. I click on it, to find that it says 'oops, you need to be a member'
I sign in once again to view the page, get back, and the page has vanished..
Is someone in power pulling topics off of here??
[mod note: see here http://www.qatarliving.com/node/558146 ]
there's no need for any kind of panic, unless you have a weak immune systerm (i.e. are very old or very very young) then you will be in bed for a week and feel a bit rough. Annual flu has killed more people than all the pandemic flus added together.
http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/News_bulletin/News/Pages/09-06-16-1752_86_0046.aspx
Article Date: 17:52 2009/06/16
Article ID: 0046
Doha, June 16 (QNA) - A new A(H1N1) case was confirmed in Doha today, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to three, Minister of Public Health and Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Health H.E. Abdullah bin Khalid al-Qahtani said. The case was of a 17-years old Iraqi resident who arrived in Doha last Saturday coming from Washington on board of the Qatari Airlines, flight no. 052 at 5:45 pm. He was diagnosed with H1N1 after symptoms of the flu appeared two days after his arrival in Doha. H.E. the Minister said the patient and his family were given antidotes, adding that the family was given safety instructions and house isolation measures and that the patient is recovering. Earlier today, H.E. the Minister of Public Health and Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Health announced that the first two influenza A(H1N1) cases had been diagnosed in Qatar. (QNA) MM/LY
DOHA, June 16, 2009 (AFP) - Qatar announced on Tuesday its first
swine flu cases after two toddlers arriving in the country were
diagnosed with the virus.
Health Minister Abdullah al-Qahtani said a two-year-old New
Zealand child developed symptoms of the virus two days after
arriving in Doha on Saturday from Austria with a stopover in Dubai.
He tested positive for influenza A(H1N1), and he along with his
family members were given medication, Qahtani was quoted by the
official QNA news agency as saying.
A two-and-a-half-year-old American-Bangladeshi boy transiting on
Sunday in Doha on a flight from New York to Bangladesh and showing
flu symptoms A(H1N1) was transferred to the airport's clinic after
which he was diagnosed with the flu, Qahtani added.
str/og/anw
Which say's
The Supreme Council of Health denies the occurrence of H1N1 case in a restaurant and calls for getting information from the right sources
I guess it was just a rumor to crate unnecessary panic in Doha. We are very much safe.
And here's another one - http://www.qatarliving.com/node/558146
There are currently 3 threads on QL regarding today's news about the swine flu outbreak, so no, no-one is pulling topics off.
Here's the most recent one - easily found by browsing the forums or doing a search - http://www.qatarliving.com/node/558450
Nothing is more relaxing than flying like an Eagle in Heaven !!
i got news from qatar news by sms! its true. till now 4 cases and i think lot of children here are infected being in close contact all day with the other 4. take care every1 about ur children!