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Swine flu (H1N1) has continued to cause casualties in public and private hospitals in Morocco, said Health Minister Anas al-Dikali.
According to Dalkali, the number of deaths from swine flu has risen to 9, noting that the epidemiological situation remains "normal" compared to previous years, the MAP agency said.
He added that the cell was monitoring the situation, which confirmed that the situation did not differ from that of previous years, pointing out that the cell was working to monitor and verify all the actual data of the infection.
Of the 20% of people with influenza or respiratory infections, 80% had the flu, he said.
He added that the viral status of this year shows that the proportion of the sub-category "H1N1", which is the most prevalent, remained in the 80%, the same percentage allowed by the World Health Organization. at the World level.
On Thursday night, the Ministry of Health announced that it had registered five deaths, calling Moroccans, especially those "weakened," such as the elderly and children aged 6 months to 5 years and pregnant women chronic diseases, to "more vigilance, a health system and vaccination against influenza".
Swine flu is the common name used for respiratory diseases caused by contact with pigs and pbaded from one person to another by inhalation.
In 2009, following the announcement of cases in the United States and Mexico, the WHO issued an outbreak warning.
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