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Sunday, June 1, 2014

‘No Corona Virus patients’ - ‘Do not panic’


KUWAIT CITY, June 1: Jahra Hospital Director Dr Shihab Al- Mohandi has vehemently denied allegations that some children have been found to be infected with Corona Virus, reports Al- Rai daily. Al-Mohandi made the statement after rumors on the purported discovery of Corona Virus cases spread through various social networking sites. He asserted the hospital has not received any Corona Virus patient, indicating the children who were admitted recently had flu and the necessary precautionary measures have been taken to prevent spread of the virus.

He added the grandmother of the children also suffered from flu and she was confined at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital where some of the workers suspected her of having Corona Virus due to the symptoms she exhibited. He went on to say there is no reason for the public to panic because the ministry has taken all the required measures to prevent Corona Virus outbreak in the country. He then advised the people to verify information first before believing posts on social networking sites.
The Directorate of Moral Guidance and Public Relations of the Army General Staff has issued a statement concerning the health status of retired Staff Major-General Salem Al-Serour, reports Al-Seyassah daily. This came following reports published on the social networking websites since Major-General is one of the symbols and Kuwait military personality who has contributed to the development of the Kuwait Army and has played a prominent role with his brothers in the Army to defend the homeland during Saddam’s brutal invasion and liberation of our land. The statement added the Defense Ministry does not forget its sons of — officers and non-commissioned officers — whether retired or on not. The statement added, the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah had given instruction to send him abroad for medical treatment http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/206526/reftab/36/Default.aspx