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Kuwait says swine flu will not delay school openings

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SCHOOL START: The threat of swine flu will not delay schools in Kuwait from opening for the new term. (Getty Images)
SCHOOL START: The threat of swine flu will not delay schools in Kuwait from opening for the new term. (Getty Images)

Kuwait has no plans to delay the start of the school year amid the threat posed by swine flu, officials have announced.

The Gulf state, which has seen five H1N1 related deaths and hundreds of other cases is gearing up for public schools to open on September 27 and September 13 for private schools.

All precautions have been taken against the swine flu pandemic, Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Moudhi Al-Hmoud told KUNA News Agency.


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And Kuwait's Ministry of Health said 120 school clinics have been equipped in the country as part of attempts to contain the disease.

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Ibrahim al-Abdel-Hadi, stressed the significance of stepping up preventive efforts to contain the disease.

The number of swine flu cases was on the wane thanks to preventive plans and preventive and media awareness, he added.

The Ministry of Education has delayed classes for kindergartens and schools for people with special needs in line with WHO recommendations.

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