{"id":1749,"date":"2009-10-15T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T06:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2009-10-15T02:06:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T06:06:00","slug":"2-die-from-swine-flu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=1749","title":{"rendered":"2 die from swine flu"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Leiselle Maraj and Cecily Asson Thursday,
\nOctober 15 2009
\nwww.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

swine flu<\/a>Influenza A\/H1N1, or swine flu, has claimed its first victims in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/b><\/p>\n

Health Minister Jerry Narace yesterday confirmed two men have died from the virus at the San Fernando General Hospital on Tuesday night.
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\n\u201cIt is indeed difficult and sad for any Minister of Health to report fatalities to the nation. And although on a scientific level we expected this, on the human level, it remains disheartening and frustrating to lose lives to this new virus,\u201d Narace said at a press conference yesterday at the ministry\u2019s head office, Park Street, Port-of-Spain.
\nFull Article : newsday.co.tt<\/a><\/p>\n

Related news:<\/b><\/p>\n

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…Sando Hospital under quarantine<\/a>
\nThere is a quarantine in place at the Intensive Care Unit of the San Fernando General Hospital.<\/p>\n

4 more deaths under probe<\/a>
\nFour more suspected H1N1 deaths are being investigated by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC).<\/p>\n

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