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Three new swine flu cases have been recorded in Bahrain, it has emerged.
The patients were kept under observation in health centres and are now recovering at home, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.
However, an Ethiopian woman, who became the first person to test positive this year, remains in a critical condition at Salmaniya Medical Complex.
The 41-year-old walked into the Accident and Emergency department on February 3 with high fever, urinary tract infection and other complications.
Samples tested at the public health laboratory later showed she was infected with swine flu and is being kept in isolation.
"The Ethiopian patient continues to be in critical condition and is in the Intensive Care Unit," said Public Health directorate director Dr Mariam Al Mulla, who confirmed the three new H1N1 cases.
"Tests were conducted on her family and her Bahraini husband, which were all negative and this is a good sign."
Dr Mulla said the patient did not travel outside the country and contracted the virus locally.
The patients were kept under observation in health centres and are now recovering at home, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.
However, an Ethiopian woman, who became the first person to test positive this year, remains in a critical condition at Salmaniya Medical Complex.
The 41-year-old walked into the Accident and Emergency department on February 3 with high fever, urinary tract infection and other complications.
Samples tested at the public health laboratory later showed she was infected with swine flu and is being kept in isolation.
"The Ethiopian patient continues to be in critical condition and is in the Intensive Care Unit," said Public Health directorate director Dr Mariam Al Mulla, who confirmed the three new H1N1 cases.
"Tests were conducted on her family and her Bahraini husband, which were all negative and this is a good sign."
Dr Mulla said the patient did not travel outside the country and contracted the virus locally.
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