Qatar reports first swine flu cases

 
Two toddlers coming from different destinations to Qatar test positive for influenza A(H1N1).

 
DOHA - Qatar announced on Tuesday its first swine flu cases after two toddlers arriving in the country were diagnosed with the virus.

Health Minister Abdullah al-Qahtani said a two-year-old New Zealand child developed symptoms of the virus two days after arriving in Doha on Saturday from Austria with a stopover in Dubai.

He tested positive for influenza A(H1N1), and he along with his family members were given medication, Qahtani was quoted by the official QNA news agency as saying.

A two-and-a-half-year-old American-Bangladeshi boy transiting on Sunday in Doha on a flight from New York to Bangladesh and showing flu symptoms A(H1N1) was transferred to the airport's clinic after which he was diagnosed with the flu, Qahtani added.

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