Via Syrian News Station: Tunisia’s President catches H1N1virus. Excerpt:
Tunisian President Zein al -Abedin Bin Ali catches the H1N1 virus (swine flu) which transferred to him from his granddaughter.
Ben Ali’s personal physician advised him to take “a period of five days’ rest after an acute inflammation of the pharynx,” Tunisian presidency spokesman said yesterday. Two Spanish newspapers quoted diplomatic sources as saying that the Spanish King Juan Carlos’ planned visit to Tunisia was cancelled for this reason.
On the other hand, Tunisia officially cancelled the Haj season this year in order to control the spread of the H1N1 virus.
Bin Ali, 73, has been leading the country since 1987, and won the fifth term of office last month with 89.62 percent of the vote.
Zeinobia at Egyptian Chronicles is less concerned about the condition of the president, or his percentage of the vote, than with the fact that Tunisia has no vice-president.
