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Dr. Hisham Najmi, Secretary General of the Moroccan Ministry of Health, said that nearly seven citizens are in critical condition in intensive care at the hospital following seasonal flu.
Najmi has denied the presence of swine flu in Morocco and the absence of any case of swine flu. Explaining that the 2009 H1N1 virus was called pork, because it was carrying the virus, and then spread to humans to become a seasonal flu that affected many people in Moroccan cities .
He added in a special statement to Sputnik that the current wave in Morocco was the result of the delay of the cold snap this year and its continuation for a long time, which led to the spread of the disease among some citizens, in especially those who suffer from immunity and those who suffer from chronic diseases of diabetes. Pressure, heart, pregnant women, children and people with pneumonia.
He confirmed that the ministry had registered 9 deaths until Saturday, Feb. 2, as a result of complications following the injury, all drugs and health care available.
Seasonal influenza can cause death in some cases where it has rapid complications with weakened immunity, and can change from one year to the next, but 80% of the tests confirmed that it was seasonal H1N1 flu.
He added that it is difficult to limit the number of cases in Morocco, in particular that the largest proportion may not go to hospitals in case of non-multiplication of symptoms, but the Ministry of Health will not be able to do so. strives to control the wave, where the vigilance committee meets in an intensive and urgent way to monitor the situation on an ongoing basis.
No need to worry
In the same context, the head of the Moroccan government, Saad Eddin Othmani, said that the swine flu caused by the "H1N1" virus, present in many countries, "seasonal, is normal and is not a problem in most case".
"But there are special cases that target people with chronic diseases, or the weak, who are more affected by the virus," Othmani said.
In recent days, many media have taken information on the spread of swine flu in Morocco without official sources being announced.
The official bodies contacted by "Sputnik" in Morocco confirmed that the statement issued by the Ministry refuted what had been distributed, and gave the Agency a copy of the text of the statement. The Ministry of Health said: "Following the dissemination of some media platforms on the record of Ach1N1 swine flu cases (1) In our country, the Ministry of Health concluded that the epidemiological state different seasonal flu viruses in our country was normal and did not pose a problem.The national public opinion also reports that the registration of H1N1 seasonal flu virus cases is considered normal given the national system of vigilance and epidemiological surveillance, where there is infection with this virus during the cold season, such as those observed with the rest of the world.
"The Ministry of Health reinforces every year the epidemiological and laboratory monitoring of this disease during the cold season," the statement said.
The ministry called for certain precautions, including: "vaccination against this disease, especially pregnant women, the age of their pregnancy, children from 6 months to five years and people aged 65 and over, chronic diseases and health professionals ".
The statement stressed the need to adhere regularly to handwashing, to reduce contact with stuck patients, to cover one's mouth when coughing or sneezing a tissue or facilities, and not to reuse towels in paper and ventilate the premises.
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