HEALTH MINISTRY REPORTS SECOND DEATH FROM SWINE FLU

SANA'A, Sep. 17 (Saba)-Ministry of Public Health and Population
announced on Thursday death of second swine flu case for a Yemeni
youth living in Sana'a capital.

Spokesman of the Supreme National Committee to Encounter the
International Pandemic of Swine Flu Abdul-Hakim al-Kohlani said that
the case suffered from inflamed lung in addition to his infection
with the swine flu virus.

It is worth mentioning that number of swine flu-infected cases in
Yemen reached 134 people. Up to now, the total number of the
infected cases, who came from outside the country, 23 people, and
the others were infected through contact.

On 19th August, the ministry announced death of first affected case
with the virus for a 40-year-old Yemeni man.

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