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Launches Campaign To Stop Human Flu Spread
Panama - The
Panamanian government on Monday launched a
massive media campaign to stop the spread of
the influenza A/H1N1 virus.
"We have talked about the necessity of this
message being clear, responsible, uniform
and based on scientific evidences on the
behavior of the virus, for the people to be
alert on the preventive measures," Health
Minister Rosario Turner told owners and high
level managers of local media organizations.
Fifteen confirmed H1N1 flu cases have been
reported in the country, according to the
latest figures.
Fernando Correa, president of the Panamanian
Association of Radio, said his institution
took part in the campaign not for profit but
the benefit of the people.
"To help the people calm down and make them
understand it is not a mortal virus, which
needs special medication and precise
medicines," Correa said.
Nicolas Gonzalez Revilla, representative of
Corporation Medcom TV channel, the biggest
in the country, said the campaign would
involve all sectors of the country.
The Panamanian government has intensified
preventative measures against the flu,
urging citizens to use facial masks, wash
their hands and to seek medical help if
showing flu-like symptoms.
Among the 15 confirmed cases in Panama,
eight were directly related to the first
case, a young man who had been in the United
States.
Two other cases were indirectly related with
the first one, and the other cases were
related to a foreigner who came from Mexico
and a traveler coming from the United
States. |
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