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SANTO DOMINGO.- The Public Health Ministry will have medicine available to treat the AH1N1 virus at all clinics and hospitals starting today, although it advised that the will be provided free of charge and their availability will be based on the protocols indicated by the Pan-American Health Organization (OPS).

Public Health minister Bautista Rojas made the announcement and confirmed 10 new cases of the flu, of the 58 which were under investigation.

The new confirmed cases correspond to 9 of 46 cases which were investigated in Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, and one of 12 which was reported in the clinic Corazones Unidos.  With these, and the first two cases confirmed by the health authorities, the official figure in the country rises to 12.

As to possible contagion sources , the Public Health minister told newspaper Diario Libre that nine are from an outbreak in the school Carol Morgan, in the National District - but in a statement, Public Health says they are six, two that were abroad and three others on which no contact was identified.

Rojas added that the cases are 9 in the Capital, and 1 in Santo Domingo, 1 in Peravia and 1 in Santiago provinces have been confirmed.

 

 

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2 comment(s)
Written by: NegroDeLaBachata, 1 Jun 2009 11:44 AM
From: Germany, Stuttgart
I certainly hope the Dominican government stays on top of this. Anyone know the last time that the RD gov. has had to deal with a potential global pandemic?
Written by: miloskorac This user is banned, 4 Jun 2009 12:27 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/es..../pdf/covercough_hcp8-5x11span.pdf
Serious respiratory illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), whooping cough, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) are spread by:

* Coughing or sneezing
* Unclean hands

To help stop the spread of germs,

* Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
* If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve, not your hands.
* Put your used tissue in the waste basket.

Clean your hands after coughing or sneezing

* Wash with soap and water.
or
* Clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner.

Note: You may be asked to put on a surgical mask to protect others.
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