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Kuwait spends $13.9m on swine flu precautions

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HEALTH COST: Kuwait has spent nearly $14m on preventing the spread of swine flu. (Getty Images)
HEALTH COST: Kuwait has spent nearly $14m on preventing the spread of swine flu. (Getty Images)

Kuwait has so far spent around KD4 million ($13.9m) on precautionary and safety strategies to tackle the swine flu virus, health chiefs have said.

Abdulfattah Al-Asmawy, the health ministry's undersecretary for Financial Affairs, said the funds had been used to buy additional sterilisers and medical equipment across Kuwaiti schools, along with 120 new clinics including medical teams.

Secondary schools started their school year on Sunday, while primary levels begin on October 4 and elementary schools return on October 18.


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Awareness banners have also been posted in school buses across the country, he added.

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