Swine Flu Kept Under Control, Says Armenia’s Chief Infection Specialist
People can continue to eat pork, journalists should get their information from specialists only, and the general public shouldn’t resort to panic, said Republic of Armenia Chief Infection Specialist Ara Asoyan at today’s press conference on the A/H1N1 flu virus. In Asoyan’s words, the swine flu, like any other epidemic, is accompanied by a state of panic.
“The situation is nearing a state of psychosis. People search for Tamiflu and masks. I want to state once again, that in the case of this flu, Tamiflu is prescribed only to the seriously ill,” the infection specialist emphasized. As for deaths resulting from swine flu, which have been recorded abroad, Asoyan stated, in those cases, the illness was primarily “accompanied by pneumonia.”
It is not necessary to wear medical masks, according to the specialist, but “if they want to, let them wear it.”
Continuing, Asoyan stated that, in other countries, people wear masks also in case of an ordinary flu. At the same time, he asked the population to be attentive to all symptoms of the flu: “If there is even a slight temperature, a runny nose, don’t go to work, don’t send children to school and to kindergarten, go to your doctor.” But that doesn’t mean that there is an epidemic in Armenia, the specialist emphasized.
He also stated that the prices for medications and masks are kept under control. In case of a rise in the cost of medication, the ministry will invite heads of import companies and will take the appropriate measures. Besides, if necessary, citizens who have turned to hospitals may receive all the necessary medication.
According to Asoyan, there are currently 5 suspected A/H1N1 cases. As announced by the chief infection specialist, “there will be tests, results, [and] we will announce them.”
“There is an enviornment of work in the infection hospital. If journalists don’t bother us too much, we can do our work,” concluded Asoyan.
Source: Tert – Original Article
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