Kuwait's Minister of Health Dr. Hilal al-Sayer affirmed on Saturday that the extraordinary Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting on the swine flu was an apt opportunity to compare notes with neighboring countries on ways of preventing the spread of this disease, KUNA reported. Speaking to reporters following the meeting, he said that the percentage of recovery from this disease in Kuwait has exceeded 99 percent, noting that the swine flu is not posing an unusually great threat in the area. He underlined that fatalities from seasonal flu outbreaks far exceed current fatality rates from the swine flu. About the meeting today, Dr. al-Sayer said GCC Ministers of Health discussed the latest on the swine flu and ways of enhancing the exchange of health information by GCC states. He said the ministers also reviewed what precautions to take ahead of the start of the school year in view of the spread of the swine flu in the area.
