First swine flu patient in UAE recovers and discharged from hospital
Published in Gulfnews 28 May 2009
Abu Dhabi: The first H1N1 (swine flu) patient in the UAE has recovered and was discharged from Tawam Hospital in Al Ain after 10 days of treatment.
The patient’s relatives showed no symptoms of the disease and will be released from quarantine today, Dr Ali Ahmad Bin Shakar, Director General of the Health Ministry, said.
The patient’s immediate response by reporting to health authorities as soon as he felt the symptoms was the most effective factor in controlling his disease and treating it, Bin Shakar said.
The Health Ministry had not received any other complaints from people who were in touch with the patient, which means that the UAE has succeeded in containing the virus and preventing it from spreading, he added.
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