Dubai, October 03: With four new cases of swine flu deaths, the total number of casualties linked to the A(H1N1) virus rose to thirty-five in the country.
Three Saudi nationals and a foreigner, who was not identified, were the latest victims who died on Thursday Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health Ministry said in a statement released to Saudi press agency.
However, the Ministry had earlier said that no swine flu death case was reported among pilgrims during the month of Ramadan.
? Meanwhile, in Qatar the Supreme Council of Health has confirmed that all schools in the country will reopen on October 4, even as a senior official highlighted the WHO recommendation for closure of any school with more than 1 percent of students infected with the H1N1 swine flu.
–PTI