Health brings to four the affected swine flu in Spain
A group of tourists makes masks using row despite the heat in the city of Cancun (Mexico). / Efe
Three cases in Germany amounted to seven new infections in Europe with two in Spain and two from United Kingdom
The swine flu epidemic continues its advance. In Spain, the Ministry of Health has increased to four the number of confirmed cases. The two new infections, and another one in Albacete in the Basque Country, in addition to those diagnosed in Souls (Albacete) and Valencia. Furthermore, recent data point to the Ministry exitencia investigation of 59 cases, Catalonia being the community that has seen more cases, with a total of 14. Followed by Valencia and Madrid, each infected with a possible 12, Andalusia, with 11, Castilla-Leon, Galicia and Murcia, with two each and Asturias, Extremadura, Navarre and Rioja, with a case study each.
In the U.S., a child of 23 months died in Texas has become the first fatality outside Mexico, source of origin of the epidemic and where they are investigating 159 deaths linked to the virus. In United States have already been 65 confirmed cases, six of them in Texas, most of them minor.
Across the Atlantic, Germany has joined the list of countries with confirmed cases of swine flu infection detected in three, according to the Robert Koch Institute of Virology, bringing to nine the number of infections recorded in Europe in addition to the four diagnosed in Spain and two in United Kingdom. German health authorities announced yesterday that they expect to register more infections because there are some 9,000 German tour in Mexico.
In United Kingdom, the Scottish Minister for Health, Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday confirmed that two people admitted to a hospital in Scotland after returning from a trip to Mexico had swine flu. The two affected, two Scots, arrived seven days ago from Mexico.
In addition to the European continent, the virus has reached the Middle East and Oceania. For now only in Africa, there have been no cases of swine flu. Canada has six confirmed cases and two United Kingdom and Israel each. Also, the case of Bavaria and Costa Rica increased to nine countries that have confirmed some of swine flu infection (Mexico, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, Israel, Costa Rica and Germany). With the announcement of having several isolated patients with flu symptoms, South Korea, Thailand, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina joined the long list of countries with potential patients.
Jimenez: "We were the first act of the EU"
The Minister for Health and Social Policy, Trinidad Jimenez, stressed that Spain was the first EU country to activate a response plan for early detection and prevention of swine flu. Jimenez has been detailed in the House of the Congress Government's actions in relation to this disease, in response to a member of PP, Santiago Cervera, who has offered the assistance of his group.
"From the moment we receive the first communications from the World Health Organization on the state of Mexico, on Thursday evening, we took the immediate decision to activate the National Plan for preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic, in permanent contact with the CCAA, which appeared even before the first possible contagion, "said the minister, who pointed out that they have taken all the measures envisaged by the international protocols for these cases," which has enabled us to control the situation, " has asserted.
The member of PP has reminded the citizens to call these situations "timely and truthful information," it was recommended "to speak clearly to be aware of the threat we enfrentamos.Cervera asked the minister update the protocols in the area of epidemics and an effective coordination of actions with the CCAA and has recommended to avoid "the prominence of other members of the government in these cases.
A group of tourists makes masks using row despite the heat in the city of Cancun (Mexico). / Efe
Three cases in Germany amounted to seven new infections in Europe with two in Spain and two from United Kingdom
The swine flu epidemic continues its advance. In Spain, the Ministry of Health has increased to four the number of confirmed cases. The two new infections, and another one in Albacete in the Basque Country, in addition to those diagnosed in Souls (Albacete) and Valencia. Furthermore, recent data point to the Ministry exitencia investigation of 59 cases, Catalonia being the community that has seen more cases, with a total of 14. Followed by Valencia and Madrid, each infected with a possible 12, Andalusia, with 11, Castilla-Leon, Galicia and Murcia, with two each and Asturias, Extremadura, Navarre and Rioja, with a case study each.
In the U.S., a child of 23 months died in Texas has become the first fatality outside Mexico, source of origin of the epidemic and where they are investigating 159 deaths linked to the virus. In United States have already been 65 confirmed cases, six of them in Texas, most of them minor.
Across the Atlantic, Germany has joined the list of countries with confirmed cases of swine flu infection detected in three, according to the Robert Koch Institute of Virology, bringing to nine the number of infections recorded in Europe in addition to the four diagnosed in Spain and two in United Kingdom. German health authorities announced yesterday that they expect to register more infections because there are some 9,000 German tour in Mexico.
In United Kingdom, the Scottish Minister for Health, Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday confirmed that two people admitted to a hospital in Scotland after returning from a trip to Mexico had swine flu. The two affected, two Scots, arrived seven days ago from Mexico.
In addition to the European continent, the virus has reached the Middle East and Oceania. For now only in Africa, there have been no cases of swine flu. Canada has six confirmed cases and two United Kingdom and Israel each. Also, the case of Bavaria and Costa Rica increased to nine countries that have confirmed some of swine flu infection (Mexico, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, Israel, Costa Rica and Germany). With the announcement of having several isolated patients with flu symptoms, South Korea, Thailand, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina joined the long list of countries with potential patients.
Jimenez: "We were the first act of the EU"
The Minister for Health and Social Policy, Trinidad Jimenez, stressed that Spain was the first EU country to activate a response plan for early detection and prevention of swine flu. Jimenez has been detailed in the House of the Congress Government's actions in relation to this disease, in response to a member of PP, Santiago Cervera, who has offered the assistance of his group.
"From the moment we receive the first communications from the World Health Organization on the state of Mexico, on Thursday evening, we took the immediate decision to activate the National Plan for preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic, in permanent contact with the CCAA, which appeared even before the first possible contagion, "said the minister, who pointed out that they have taken all the measures envisaged by the international protocols for these cases," which has enabled us to control the situation, " has asserted.
The member of PP has reminded the citizens to call these situations "timely and truthful information," it was recommended "to speak clearly to be aware of the threat we enfrentamos.Cervera asked the minister update the protocols in the area of epidemics and an effective coordination of actions with the CCAA and has recommended to avoid "the prominence of other members of the government in these cases.
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