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UAE steps up measures to tackle H1N1
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 22 - 2009 at 16:01
Hospitals in the UAE lack the manpower to handle the number of H1N1 cases they are seeing, an official from National Committee for Combatting Swine Flu has warned. The official said hospitals have been receiving on average two cases daily for the past two months. The UAE announced urgent steps on Tuesday to tackle the virus, including setting up thermal scanners at malls and mooted giving companies the right to cancel the residence visas of employees who contract it abroad. Companies are also being advised to grant two weeks' leave to employees who return to the UAE and show symptoms.
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