DUBAI: A man who arrived on a flight from Canada has been confirmed as the first case with the new H1N1 flu in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf state’s health minister said yesterday. Hanif Hassan Ali told the state news agency WAM the man was being treated in hospital. “His symptoms have subsided but the treatment will continue for 10 days according to the medical procedure,” he said.
Source: the peninsula, 25.05.09