Ccn Tvnews Two persons who died after exhibiting influenza H1N1 symptoms may possibly be among the six confirmed cases of the swine flu virus, Minister of Health Dr Fuad Khan has said. When asked about the recent death of two persons with flu like symptoms, one of which was treated at the San Fernando General Hospital, Khan said, “I can’t answer you accurately but most likely. He may be one of the positives of the San Fernando General Hospital.” “What I want to do is allay the fears that there is this great epidemic coming at us, it is not and that is what I want to do, because if it takes a life of its own we are just going to have like in 2009—over reaction. So we are trying to avoid over reaction. “Now in order to decrease the level of panic that may set into this country as we see there are various headlines on it. Barbados has had, I think, one death as a result of the H1N1, I want to assure the public that this H1N1 which is called swine flu not bird flu—H1N5 is bird flu, (H1N1) has been around in Trinidad and Tobago since 2009. We have been having cases since 2009 so this is nothing new that is occurring at this time. I do believe what would have triggered the fear and concern was the neighbouring countries having the possibility of a death,” he said.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:55:48 +0000
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