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Health: worrying fever situation in Barad?res / South-West of Haiti
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Barad?res (Nippes, Haiti), 08 June 2020 [AlterPresse] --- Out of a total of 9,000 inhabitants and inhabitants, 80% of the communities, in three of the 5 communal sections of Barad?res (Nippes department, part of the South West from Haiti), suffer from fever, reveals Clainord Blanc, leader of the local branch of the peasant organization T?t kole ti peyizan ayisyen , interviewed, this Monday, June 8, 2020, on the program FwoteLide on AlterRadio 106.1 Fm.
The 2nd section T?t dlo , the 4th section Laurent and the 5th section Salt river are those affected by a worrying situation of fever, lists the local branch of T?t kole ti peyizan ayisyen in Barad?res.
Some people also have the flu, while others have pain.
People do not find medical assistance. They use herbal teas, composed of honey syrup, asowosi (medicinal plant, whose scientific name is "Momordica charantia L."), ginger, and sometimes consumed with paracetamol, to fight fever.
The local branch of T?t kole ti peyizan ayisyen in Barad?res says it has tried to convince people not to take any medication to fight fever.
Many people, some of whom are sick, leave Port-au-Prince to come and settle in the city, warns the local branch of T?t kole ti peyizan ayisyen in Barad?res.
In Barad?res, several residents refuse to believe in the existence of Covid-19 disease (the new coronavirus), claiming that it is an epidemic of fever.
There had probably been one death related to the new coronavirus. The deceased, who also had high blood pressure, had symptoms similar to those of Covid-19 in Barad?res.
The funeral of this deceased person took place as usual, with a reduced staff.
People, who refused to accept that the person died from the new coronavirus, still wore protective masks during these funerals. The place where the body was placed has also been disinfected. [mj emb rc apr 08/06/2020 20:45]
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