Health?: rates of influenza is normal
Al-Qabas editor November 14, 2017
Dr. Ahmad Al-Shatti, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, confirmed that the rates of seasonal influenza in the country are normal and according to the world record.
Al-Shatti told Al-Qabas in response to what has been circulated in social networking sites about the existence of isolated cases of people infected with swine flu in a hospital, that ?health? has taken all measures and procedures to address them, as well as the existence of educational programs and awareness to prevent them throughout the year.
He pointed out that the name of ?swine flu? no longer exists, after the World Health Organization called the ?seasonal flu? since 2010. He pointed out that some cases require intensive care and isolation rooms, because the patient has diseases accompanying, or even not received Any previous bait against the flu, demanding the general citizens to take doses of grafts especially in such days.