Bolivian city of Santa Cruz on 'red alert' for flu

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The increase in flu cases stops

In Cochabamba yesterday reported no new cases of influenza A/N1H1 positive, so the alarm down the previous day caused the death of a young man of 21 years and the rise in confirmed cases in only four days rose from 40 50 and the suspects 250.Sin however, health authorities recommend going immediately to a medical center for suspected and take preventive measures because the virus is still presente.En Santa Cruz, center of the epidemic, where reported the greatest number of positive cases (over 400) and also killed a person, as assessed yesterday there is a slowdown of cases, but the emergency declared in that department mantiene.Tras this assessment, health authorities and Cruce?o determined to resume education classes, which were suspended this week, next Monday. 'The cases continue to increase. The important thing is that do not follow the rhythm of the first few weeks.
We call on people to continue to respect safety standards, "said health officer of the Interior, Oscar Urenda.Confirm? the purchase of 20 000 vaccine for emergency resources, which are estimated to arrive the next director semana.

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Announced on Monday return to classes in schools and university


It announced the return to classes for both schools to the Autonomous University Gabriel Rene Moreno (UAGRM). The Government through the Emergency Operations Center Department, the Health Department and the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) announced the resumption of classes this October 10 as planned to cut the transmission of influenza A virus H1N1 the student population.
The rector of the UAGRM, Ferreira Reymi announced that it will return to class with all preventive measures. "One of the measures is that people with symptoms of a cold of any kind from entering the classroom and if they are going to have to wear mask and hands are cleaned, be protected with antiviral gel, these are the steps we are taking , we believe it does not warrant more than a week break because most of the vulnerable population has been vaccinated, have taken all preventive measures. "

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480 positive cases of influenza A in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz - Bolivia .- The director of the Departmental Health Service of Santa Cruz (SITES), Joaqu?n Monasterio, said Tuesday the execution of control operations in health centers where they showed "few cases" of patients suspected of carrying the Flu feared, which has already claimed two lives in this tropical region. 'It keeps the number of 480 positive cases of Influenza (Flu A) H1N1. It has 41 patients in different hospitals and institutions of social insurance and 14 confirmed cases in the clinics, we have a patient admitted for six months of age in the National Health Fund. It's a girl who came from Montero and is connected to a respirator, I understand that health workers are doing everything necessary to improve clinical 'elaborated. Monasterio said other patients are stable and receiving Tamiflu.

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