Nepali national dies of swine flu in Qatar
A Nepali national working in Doha, Qatar has died of swine flu, reports say.
Shekh Harun, 40, of Narkatiya – 2, Rautahat, who was working in Qatar since past eight years has died of swine flu about three days ago.
Supreme Council of Health and Public Health Department of Qatar have confirmed Harun died of H1N1 Pneumonia, swine flu.
Harun, working as manager in a charity organisation in Al Khor, some 65-km north-west of capital Doha, died 17 days after he caught flu on August 20.
Harun had gone to hospital on August 25 after the medicine he took from a local medicine shop did not improve his condition.
Three days later, he was admitted to the hospital. He died seven days after being diagnosed with swine flu.
Harun is survived by a wife and three sons back home.
Harun was staying with an Ethiopian and a two Sri Lankans. His Ethiopian roommate had caught swine flu, from whom Harun contracted it.
This is the first instance a Nepali national has died of swine flu.
Shekh Harun, 40, of Narkatiya – 2, Rautahat, who was working in Qatar since past eight years has died of swine flu about three days ago.
Supreme Council of Health and Public Health Department of Qatar have confirmed Harun died of H1N1 Pneumonia, swine flu.
Harun, working as manager in a charity organisation in Al Khor, some 65-km north-west of capital Doha, died 17 days after he caught flu on August 20.
Harun had gone to hospital on August 25 after the medicine he took from a local medicine shop did not improve his condition.
Three days later, he was admitted to the hospital. He died seven days after being diagnosed with swine flu.
Harun is survived by a wife and three sons back home.
Harun was staying with an Ethiopian and a two Sri Lankans. His Ethiopian roommate had caught swine flu, from whom Harun contracted it.
This is the first instance a Nepali national has died of swine flu.
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