By EFE,
Quito : The head of the Ecuadorian presidential security service has died of swine flu after battling with the disease for nearly a month, officials said Monday.
Col. John Merino was admitted to Quito Military Hospital Aug 10, with complications from the influenza A (H1N1) virus, also called swine flu. He died Sunday.
“The security chief was a man who worked tirelessly for the national government,” President Rafael Correa said in a statement.
Till date, 45 five people have died of swine flu and over 900 people affected by the virus in Ecuador, according to the health ministry.
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