AH1N1 Flu
Virus Deaths In Costa Rica Now 16; Back To
School On Monday
The number of deaths from the AH1N1 flu
virus keeps on climbing in Costa Rica, now
reaching a total 16. The latest victims
include a 28 year old man who was a drug
addict and homeless.
The directora de Vigilancia de la Salud del
Ministerio de Salud, María Ethel Trejos,
explained that the man was admitted to
hospital for physical aggression, but once
examined doctors detected that the man was
infected with the virus.
Trejos said that the indigent community is
at grave risk of infection as they live
theirs lives in stress, poor hygiene
condition and suffer from malnutrition.
Another victim of the AH1N1 is a 75 year old
man who has chronic pulmonary problems and
recently operated for gastric cancer.
To date, Costa Rica has recorded a number of
560 cases of confirmed infection, 110 of
which are in isolation and 22 cases in
intensive care in the metropolitan area (San
Jose) and will be no surprise if the number
of deaths from the AH1N1 infection continues
to grow.
BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY
The ministra de Salud, Maria Luisa Avila,
confirmed Thursday morning that the 1
million students and teachers will be back
in the classroom on Monday, July 27, putting
an end to an extended mi-year school
vacation.
The school vacation was extended an extra
week as Costa Rica reaches the peak of the
AH1N1 pandemic.
Schools were closed this week after Salud
officials decided it was best to keep
children home another week to avoid risk of
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