The Public Health Ministry Tuesday reported two more deaths caused by the A (H1N1) influenza, raising the flu fatalities to nine. Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodi said an eight-year-old girl died on July 2 and the result of lab test just came out that she got A (H1N1) flu.
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Thailand reports 9th death from A/H1N1 flu (Thailandnews.net)
BANGKOK, July 7 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Public Health Ministry on Tuesday announced the country’s ninth death related to the deadly new influenza A/H1N1 virus, the second in a day. The ninth death is …
2 more flu deaths in Thailand (Straits Times)
BANGKOK – THAILAND’S health authorities on Tuesday reported two more deaths from H1N1 flu, raising the country’s total to nine. An eight-year-old girl in Phetchaburi province and a 58-year-old man in Bangkok were the latest people confirmed as succumbing to the A(H1N1) virus, deputy public health minister Manit Nopamornbodi told AFP.
Should the Health Minister Resign?
Bangkok Post : The Puea Thai party has called on Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai to resign, saying he had failed in his duty to control the outbreak of A(H1N1) influenza. The disease has killed seven people and the number confirmed infections had soared to 2,272 on Monday. Puea Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit said the government was not doing its job properly. It was too concerned with its image. “There will be an eighth H1N1-related fatality in the country and I’ll put my job
Thailand tops 2,000 cases of H1N1 flu (redOrbit)
While Thailand has reported more than 2,000 cases of H1N1 flu, most of the new cases do not appear to be serious, health officials said. The majority of the people with new infections have mild symptoms, Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai told The Bangkok Post in a story published Monday. This group of patients can be treated with paracetamol, a lot of rest at home and drinking plenty …