Bisha man ‘dies from swine flu’ Last updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:43 PM Saudi Gazette report BISHA – A citizen from the southern city of Bisha has died of swine flu after returning home from Makkah following an Umrah trip during the just-concluded month of Ramadan, his family has alleged. They told Al-Hayat newspaper on Tuesday that the Ministry of Health has not issued any statement about the death of Hamoud Al-Nashiri as of Monday. His brother Saad said Hamoud died on the second day of Eid from the disease. “My brother started suffering from the symptoms of the disease after his return home from Makkah. “We took him to King Abdullah Hospital in Bisha but he was not given any proper medical attention.” The brother also accused the hospital’s department of preventive medicine of ignoring routine medical examinations that are usually carried out on people who have accompanied patients who die from such diseases. “The department did not take blood samples from us to find out if we have contracted the disease or not.” Saad said his brother’s wife started displaying symptoms of swine flu before his death. “We brought her to the hospital but they could not find a suitable bed for her, so she was secluded in an unsuitable room in an outside building. “Her blood samples were taken on Friday but they were only sent to the lab on Sunday.” He said Hamoud’s brother-in-law, who stayed with him until his death, was not yet examined to see if he got the disease. The newspaper said it tried to repeatedly contact Bisha Health Affairs spokesman Abdullah Al-Ghamdi but he did not respond. Medical sources in Bisha said a statement on Al-Nashiri’s death was delayed because most of the hospital staff were away because of the Eid holidays.
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