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15 Mar 2017 | Wed 17:11
Patients outside the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital's flu clinic
Patients outside the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital's flu clinic
Mohamed Sharuhaan
H1N1 Outbreak
IGMH's flu clinic saw 1,000 patients, four admitted
IGMH's flu clinic has seen more than 1,000 patients and admitted four, the hospital said.
126 of said patients were elderly and 19 were below the age of five.
A total of 473 patients had visited the clinic on Tuesday alone.

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital’s (IGMH) emergency flu clinic, established on Saturday, has seen more than 1,000 patients and admitted four, the hospital said.

IGMH’s media director, Ahmed Mausoom, told RaajjeMV on Wednesday that 126 of patients were elderly and 19 were below the age of five. The total number of walk-in patients to the clinic has been 1,068.

Mausoom further said that 473 patients had visited the clinic on Tuesday alone.

The flu clinic was moved to Thaajudheen School, down the road from the hospital, and has been treating patients there since Tuesday.

Seven doctors at a time are assigned to the clinic.

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