A patient who tested positive for the H1NI virus (swine flu) last month and was being treated at a private hospital before he flew overseas for treatment has died.
This was confirmed by Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shamdeo Persaud who told Stabroek News yesterday that the patient died on December 31 while receiving medical treatment in the United States where his relatives had transferred him for treatment.
Persaud said that work is being done at the hospital where he was treated locally to ensure workers are screened. Samples, he said were already taken from them and were sent for testing at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). The same was done for the relatives of the