Swine flu death toll now 111 (Latest Updates)
August 19, 2009 by KDSH
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The Ministry of Public Health confirmed on Wednesday that 14 more people had died from the A(H1N1) swine flu virus last week, bringing the country’s flu death toll from April 26 to Aug 15 to 111. Of the total new flu victims, seven were male and seven female, according to Phaichit Varachit, the ministry’s permanent secretary. Of the new victims, 12 of them had underlying health problems ranging from obesity and heart disease to diabetes, Mr Phaichit said. “The situation is stable in Bangkok and the surround provinces but the virus is on the rise upcountry and we expect the outbreak to continue for the next two months until the cool season begins,” a government statement said. The ministry last week reported an accumulated flu death toll of 97.
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Bangkok Post
Published: 19/08/2009 at 12:12 PM
Flu death toll reaches 81
August 5, 2009 by KDSH
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The Ministry of Public Health reported on Wednesday that 16 more people died of the A (H1N1) flu virus last week, bringing the number of fatalities to 81.
Permanent secretary Phaichit Varachit said of the 16 flu victims nine were male and seven female, one of them pregnant. The ministry last Wednesday reported the flu death toll at 65. “People now have a better understanding of swine flu and better access to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu,” a statement from the ministry said. The World Health Organization reported that 1,154 swine flu patients in 160 countries had died. “The rate of flu infection is diminishing in Bangkok and its vicinity but the deadly virus is spreading in the provinces,” Dr Phaichit said.
Flu toll rises to 44, with 6,776 infected.
July 22, 2009 by KDSH
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The swine flu death toll has more than doubled from 20 last week to 44, while the total number of confirmed A(H1N1) flu cases has rocketed to 6,776, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday. Health deputy permanent secretary Paichit Varachit said 6,697 patients had recovered. Thirty-five others remained in hospitals and seven of them were in critical condition.
H1N1 FLU PANDEMIC
July 17, 2009 by KDSH
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75,000 Brits could die of H1N1
LONDON – HEALTH officials say another 12 people in Britain have died of H1N1 flu and as many as 75,000 people could eventually be killed by the disease. The number is based on estimates that 1 in 3 people will get infected with the virus. But because there is no accurate way of predicting how many people will die from H1N1 flu, the numbers are speculative. Sir Liam Donaldson, Britain’s chief medical officer said the number could be anywhere between 3,000 and 75,000 deaths.
Mask of terror pervades city.
July 14, 2009 by KDSH
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People who wear face masks may feel comfortable about protecting themselves from the influenza A (H1N1) virus, but as many are finding there is another risk – discrimination. A woman recently told a traffic radio station she was kicked out of a mini-van after refusing to remove her mask when the driver complained that he feared it would scare off his passengers. Another woman said a vendor asked her to leave his stall because he assumed she was carrying the flu.
