Two new cases in the Basque Country and Castilla la Mancha rising to four in Spain affected by the swine flu

There are four people affected by the virus and 59 more suspected of being infected, 14 of them in Catalunya | Jimenez argues that our country has been the first EU country to turn its "


Health has confirmed this morning that four cases were positive for swine flu in Spain. For those infected in Albacete and Valencia are also two more in the Basque Country and Castilla la Mancha. According to insured persons are receiving treatment and respond well to it so their situation is not serious. It also has raised the number of cases suspected of being infected at 59, 14 in Catalonia.

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The other two affected confirmed yesterday and the day before, in Albacete and Valencia, is also developing positively.

This morning the Minister for Health and Social Policy, Trinidad Jimenez, has descatado in the Congress that Spain "has been the first country in the European Union to activate its emergency response plan" before the swine flu, with the aim of "extreme control and surveillance." The minister responded well during the sitting of the government control in Congress, a Member's question Mr PP Santiago Cervera, who offered Jiménez "the support and cooperation of the People. Ensures that the activation of that plan has served to "early detection and prevention of influenza", which, consequently, has allowed the situation under control. "

He said since the time when the ministry received the first communication from the World Health Organization (WHO) concerning the situation in Mexico, "the decision was taken immediately to activate the National Plan for preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic . It also stressed that all measures have followed the protocols have been planned and implemented in constant contact with the autonomous communities.

Confirmed cases are spread throughout the world and has already killed off the first of Mexico, a baby in the U.S. state of Texas. There are at least a minimum of nine countries with confirmed cases: Canada (8), USA (64), Costa Rica (1), Spain (4), United Kingdom (5), Germany (3), Israel (2) and New Zealand (11). France has asked the EU to suspend flights to Mexico.

The Minister of Environment, Rural and Marino, Elena Espinosa, insists that can not be linked with the flu pig meat consumption and explained that the recent data that suggest that "pork slices are working normally" .