KUWAIT: Public schools are on alert after the discovery of four cases of the swine flu at facilities in Hawalli and Adeiliya areas, said Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Bader Al-Issa yesterday.

The minister said that the individuals contracting the disease were currently being treated, adding that necessary precautions were undertaken to prevent the spread of the aliment.

The Ministry of Education will continue to coordinate with the Ministry of Health, said Dr. Al-Issa, adding that schools with increasing number of swine flu cases will be shutdown. — KUNA