SANAA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 17 people in Yemen have reportedly died of the A/H1N1 flu, out of 2,070 confirmed cases in the country, Yemeni government spokesman Hassan al-Lawzi said in a press conference Tuesday.

    Two A/H1N1-infected patients died over the past week, while 1,925 cases took a long while to recover after undergoing treatment, Lawzi said.

    He added that around 128 people were still under treatment, including four cases discovered at universities and 25 others found in schools.

    The Yemeni ministries of health and education decided to immediately close schools after confirmed flu cases were detected in a precautionary measure to prevent further spread of the pandemic which has recently soared in the country.

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