H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
Schools reopen after flu outbreak
Schools in the capital reopened on Sunday after a health alert issued in response to a seasonal outbreak of the flu and viral fever was cancelled last week.
04 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Pregnant woman dies in fifth H1N1 fatality
According to the Health Protection Agency, 185 out of 501 suspected cases tested as of Friday have tested positive for the H1N1 subtype of influenza. Some 31 patients were hospitalised as of Friday and 12 patients were discharged in the two days prior.
26 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Schools to open after flu outbreak
The decision to resume the first term after a week-long mid-term break was based on “the spread of the flu during the past 10 days and the social situation”, the education ministry announced on Thursday.
23 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
H1N1 death toll rises to three
A 46-year-old expatriate who died while undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé on Sunday night was the third fatality from the H1N1 flu virus this year.
21 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Social media activist under arrest for ‘inciting fear and sowing discord’
Thayyib Shaheem, a prominent opposition social media activist, is under arrest on suspicion of sowing discord among the public with false information on social media and inciting fear and panic about the H1N1 swine flu virus.
19 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Makeshift flu clinics swamped as H1N1 cases rise to 82
Both the government-run Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital and the private ADK hospital have also started offering the influenza vaccine to pregnant women.
15 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM