Three serious cases follow Swine Flu death in Spain

Three serious cases follow Swine Flu death in Spain
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By h.b. - Jun 30, 2009 - 7:02 PM
It follows the death of the 20 year old Moroccan woman in Madrid on Tuesday

Minister for Health, Trinidad Jimenez at the press conference on Tuesday - EFE

Speaking to the press on Tuesday, the Spanish Minister for Health, Trinidad Jiménez, said that she wanted to send a message of calm to the population.

It came following the death of the first person in Spain with the A(H1N1) virus, although the Minister said that the 20 year old Moroccan woman, Dalila, died from a respiratory illness, and was also a sufferer from asthma. A caesarean section was performed on Monday to bring her son into world at 28 weeks.

The Minister insisted that all the correct measures were taken, and noted that the normal flu was causing more deaths currently than the Swine virus.

There are now three serious cases of the virus across the country. An eight year old boy who suffers from Angelman syndrome, and a 35 woman in Madrid, and the 32 year old man who remains admitted to hospital in Tarragona.

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