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Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population under the control of the Houthis in Sanaa, Yousef al-Hathari, the total number of cases infected with the H1N1 virus (swine flu) reached 239 suspected cases and died of 56 cases in 2018.
Al-Hawari said in a statement to "New Arab" that some health centers had received, in recent days, "four cases of swine flu in the secretariat of the capital, a case in Amran and two cases in Mahwit, which multiply the number of directions, Now ".
In a related context, the deputy director of the Revolutionary General Hospital in the province, Dr. Jabr al-Khulani, following the death of Adel Al-Hedha last Tuesday, affected by the symptoms of the flu virus swine, two days after being treated in intensive care.
In a statement to the New Arab, Al Khulani said that the patient "had died as a result of a viral infection of the respiratory system, probably caused by the virus (H1N1), which affects the cells of the nasal mucosa, throat and lungs, then moved to the rest of the human body, symptoms after infection with the virus over a period of one to three days.
"The virus is spreading rapidly and, if it spreads among citizens, could cause a major health disaster, especially in the absence of vaccines for treatment in health facilities in the province," said Mr. Khulani. "We are in a winter where the incidence of influenza is high and where the climate is conducive to the spread of the virus," he said.
The death of Adel al-Huda, who was working in a security apparatus, has sparked public fear in the Ibb governorate of the spread of the virus, while the health sector of the province lives a difficult situation at all levels.
Mohammed al-Humiri, a resident of Ibb province, told the New Arab that the spread of the virus and the injuries of several people caused by the disease posed a grave danger to the population, termed a "disaster".
He explained that the provincial health office has so far released no data to clarify the reality of the epidemic situation and has not played its role in raising awareness and educating the community about the epidemic. the risks of the disease, its symptoms, the means of transmission and the means to cope with them.
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