4 H1N1 patients recover in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: Four Influenza A H1N1 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital in Diala, the local health department said on Sunday. “Four out of a total eight have fully recovered and left al-Khalis Hospital (15 km north Baaquba) four days after they contracted the disease,” the director of the department, Ali Hassan al-Tamimi, told IraqiNews.com news agency. “All of those infected belong to one family…,” Tamimi added. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, lies 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SS (P) 1