At the recent Hajj in Saudi Arabia, attended by 2.5 million people this past month, Saudi authorities said that swine flu related illness was responsible for a total of 5 deaths.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/29/swine-flu-kills-5-at-hajj_n_373223.htmlOMG! It'a a pandemic! Hide the Children - Inject yourselves!
Al-Rabeeah brushed aside such concerns Sunday, saying some pilgrims have been in the country for almost a month, far longer than the weeklong incubation period.
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"They've had enough time to show symptoms of swine flu, and that hasn't happened," he said.
But he also stressed Saudi authorities will continue to monitor pilgrims unt
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