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Rabat – Two other people in Morocco died of the H1N1 virus, bringing to 11 the total number of deaths.
According to the Ministry of Health, the current epidemiological situation remains normal compared to the previous season.
The ministry said that an badysis of 684 samples of people with influenza-like illness or acute respiratory infections had shown the virus in 160 samples.
The ministry statement added that "for cases in public and private health facilities, the Ministry found that out of a total of 58 H1N1-positive individuals, 15 patients were cured, while 32 patients are still undergoing treatment. treatment".
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The 11 deaths were due to complications badociated with at least one vulnerability factor, including pregnancy, chronic diseases, and age.
The symptoms of the H1N1 flu are: sore throat, fever, stuffy and runny nose, headache, body aches and continuous tiredness. People with such symptoms are advised to stay at home, take treatment, and cover their nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing. People with weakened immune systems or chronic illness, such as diabetes or heart problems, should see a doctor if they begin to experience flu-like symptoms.
Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani said today that all facilities are mobilized to deal with the virus.
El Othmani also made several visits to Ibn Sina hospital in Rabat on Sunday to highlight the importance of the vigilance that health care workers need to fight the virus.
He added that the virus "does not require panic" because it is not an unusual case from previous years.
He also advised citizens to go to a health facility if they started to feel the symptoms of the H1N1 virus.
Several Moroccan media reported that 20 children treated with the H1N1 virus at Ibn Roshd Hospital from Casablanca to Casablanca.
The regional health department of Casablanca-Settat issued a statement to rebadure citizens that the H1N1 situation was normal and stable.
"The cases identified so far should not cause any concern because they are either cured or in treatment," the statement said.
The government, Moroccan doctors and researchers believe that the virus outbreak is not unusual.
A Moroccan doctor in Canada, OumKaltoum Harati, told Morocco World News that the H1N1 virus is "extremely contagious and can sometimes lead to complications, such as what we call pneumonia (pulmonary infection), respiratory failure, worsening disease heart and asthma ".
A Moroccan PhD A microbiology researcher specializing in airborne infections at the University of Amsterdam, Charifa Zemouri, also explained to MWN that the virus needed to be fought through preventive measures such as the vaccination, ventilation of premises and workspaces to dilute the air of viral particles and to cool the air. constantly.
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