Swine Flu
Hospital heads charged with negligence in swine flu death
Egypt
November 5, 2009
Hospital heads charged with negligence in swine flu death
Assistant Health Minister Muhammad Mustafa referred the directors of three hospitals to public prosecutors for their roles in the death…
Hospital heads charged with negligence in swine flu death
Egypt
November 5, 2009
Hospital heads charged with negligence in swine flu death
Assistant Health Minister Muhammad Mustafa referred the directors of three hospitals to public prosecutors for their roles in the death…
Health workers deny blame for alleged swine flu victim
Egypt
November 4, 2009
Health workers deny blame for alleged swine flu victim
More than 200 employees of the Imbaba Chest Hospital in Cairo staged a sit-in on Tuesday to protest the expected…
9 classes, 1 school closed for H1N1
Egypt
November 4, 2009
9 classes, 1 school closed for H1N1
Governors across the country continued to close schools, classes, and kindergartens to fight the spread of the virus H1N1, also…
Health Ministry Announces Sixth Swine Flu Fatality
Egypt
November 3, 2009
Health Ministry Announces Sixth Swine Flu Fatality
The Health Ministry on Monday announced a new fatality as a result of the H1N1 virus, or "swine flu," bringing…
Student dies from swine flu complications
Egypt
November 1, 2009
Student dies from swine flu complications
A nine-year old boy died from complications related to H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. The boy's death on…
Swine flu closes 5 classes in greater Cairo
Egypt
November 1, 2009
Swine flu closes 5 classes in greater Cairo
Five classes in Cairo and Helwan will be closed for 15 days due to new swine flu cases. Cairo Deputy…
Swine flu vaccine shipment arriving Sunday
Egypt
October 31, 2009
Swine flu vaccine shipment arriving Sunday
The first batch of 80,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine is expected to arrive in Egypt early Sunday. Meanwhile,…
Three schools closed as swine flu continues to spread
Egypt
October 28, 2009
Three schools closed as swine flu continues to spread
Swine flu continued its spread yesterday forcing the closure of three schools and two classes after new infections were discovered.…
Nineteen new swine flu cases in Egypt
Egypt
October 24, 2009
Nineteen new swine flu cases in Egypt
The Ministry of Health announced 19 new swine flu cases bringing the total number of infections in Egypt to 1,145…