Sunday, August 02, 2009 RIYADH: The Ministry of Health has arranged four million doses of vaccine to treat swine flu during the Umrah and Haj pilgrimages, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah announced at a news conference at the ministry on Saturday.The minister said that the news conference was held to keep the public informed of all developments regarding the spread of swine flu in the Kingdom. “We want to be transparent in all our activities regarding the control, spread and treatment of the disease in the Kingdom.”He assured the families of those who have died of swine flu that full inquiries would be held into the deaths. The minister said that blood samples of the four people who have died in the Kingdom have been sent to Center For Disease Control (CDC) in the US for necessary analysis.Regarding the forthcoming Haj season, the Foreign Ministry has not yet stipulated quarantine requirements for Haj visas at its overseas missions. The Kingdom’s recommendations include the exc...
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