A patient who was suspected to have been infected with the H1N1 virus (swine flu) has died.
This is according to information received from Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton. Norton told Stabroek News yesterday that the patient who was aged and had a compromised immune system died last Friday night at a city hospital. He said there has been no confirmation that the patient was afflicted with the virus.
“We have sent off samples from the patient to be tested at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), which is the only laboratory in the Caribbean able to confirm the presence of the H1N1 virus but have not yet received a response,” Norton said.
Asked if any attempts have been made to isolate persons who may have been in contact with the patient,
