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Official Says Indonesian Hajj Pilgrim Died of Swine Flu
Jakarta Globe | November 26, 2010

Millions of hajj pilgrims praying in front of the Kabah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. On Friday, an official confirmed that an Indonesian pilgrim died from the H1N1 virus. (Antara Photo) Millions of hajj pilgrims praying in front of the Kabah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. On Friday, an official confirmed that an Indonesian pilgrim died from the H1N1 virus. (Antara Photo)
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Valkyrie
4:18pm Nov 28, 2010

@aysar-odeh: C'mon, no need to get so personal. Incidentally, try looking once again at your remarks and..... By the way, I do not see any smugness in their remarks.

Asoegenie
4:17pm Nov 28, 2010

@aysar-odeh ...I think you are mistaken and being too emotional. What @mauricereg said was right.Those going on the Haj run the risk of contracting a wide variety of diseases, some of which can cause death. @ SirAnthonyKnown-Bender and @ Forgetyourself were not "gloating at death" and not uttering words of hatred. Perhaps, like me, they truly believe that bodily death is not a disaster, but a Divine Path to a better life!


aysar-odeh
11:26am Nov 28, 2010

@ SirAnthonyKnown-Bender

@ Forgetyourself

Gloating at death is a disease called hatred you will die with. I hope you cure this disease before you die.


mauriceg
11:47pm Nov 27, 2010

The Haj, from a bacterium or a virus's point of view is ideal for epidemics, as people congregate, infect one another, then return to their native countries. Even if some infections are not spread simply person to person, there is plenty of potential through contaminated food, water, clothing, inadequate sanitation, and long exposure to the elements, for some with already weakened immune systems.

forgetyourself
5:05pm Nov 27, 2010

How ironic!


Jakarta. An official at the Hajj Health Center in Mina, Saudi Arabia, confirmed that two Indonesian pilgrims were found positive for the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. One had died and another was still at the hospital.

Wan Alkadri, head of the center, said that ST died two days ago after being declared H1N1 positive on Nov. 12. ST was originally from Surabaya, East Java.

“The other one is still being treated at the Al Wadi Hospital in Mina. Both pilgrims were suspected to have contracted the disease in Mecca,” Alkadri was quoted as saying by news portal Detik.com, adding that the two were not the carriers of the virus.

“We have conducted investigations and monitored everyone who shared the same floor with them, including members of their entourage. Nobody else showed symptoms of the disease,” he said.

Previously, Saudi's Health Ministry had said that four pilgrims had died due to swine flu and 67 others have been diagnosed with the virus. The casualties were a Moroccan woman, a Sudanese man and an Indian man who were all older than 75, and a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria.

The Saudi Gazette reported that meteorologists predicted more rains at the pilgrimage sites after Wednesday's sudden downpour. It was initially feared that the rains would hasten the spread of the virus, but Hasan Al-Bushra an epidemiologist at the Cairo office of the World Health Organization, said that this was not the case.

“It is carried in the air, by sneezes, coughs and touch. It is not waterborne. The rain could even be beneficial if it means crowds are smaller,” he told Saudi Gazette.