Deaths and infections with swine flu in Gaza

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced yesterday the recording of influenza cases caused by different types of viruses, which have caused several deaths in the Gaza Strip.

The ministry said in a statement that a number of influenza cases caused by various types of virus causing seasonal flu among Gaza citizens, resulting in cases of serious illness and some deaths, highlighting that He monitors the situation and follows and follows the appropriate procedures, and that it falls within the normal seasonal prevalence of the disease.

For its part, the head of the Gaza government's information office, Salama Maarouf, said that, based on information confirmed by the official medical authorities, it was possible to control and monitor the presence of cases of infection with the virus A-1 or swine flu in two areas of the sector.

Maarouf said that the number of infected cases does not exceed 12; a number of them have died because of the weakness of immunity caused by chronic diseases, including the heart or respiratory system, or aging and aging. Maarouf revealed that the Gaza Ministry of Health stores were free of very effective drugs to reduce the symptoms of the virus.