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Calls For Calmness
Despite Increase In Flu Cases
Rio de Janeiro - Despite a
growing number of A/H1N1 flu cases,
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva called for calmness on Monday, saying
there is no reason to get into panic.
During his weekly radio program "Breakfast
with the President, "Lula said the flu is
not "the size it seemed to be" since it does
not spread all over the world as predicted.
The president warned that people should be
careful about the lethal virus.
Lula said his government is intensifying
efforts in monitoring the country's airports
and treating the infected patients.
On Sunday, the Health Ministry confirmed two
more cases of the flu in Brazil, bringing
the toll of confirmed cases to eight,
according to the World Health Organization.
The two are middle-aged women from the
states of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de
Janeiro respectively.
Nonetheless, the ministry said the spreading
of the virus is limited in the country and
it is taking steps to prevent further
transmission.
People who had close contact with the
confirmed patients are under monitoring by
health authorities and have so far shown no
related symptoms.
According to the ministry, the A/H1N1 flu
has spreaded to five states in Brazil, with
three cases reported in Rio de Janeiro, two
in Sao Paulo, and one in other three states
of Rio Grande do Sul, Minas Gerais and Santa
Catarina respectively.
So far, the flu has affected 31 countries,
with 4,800 confirmed cases and altogether 61
deaths in Mexico, the United States, Canada
and Costa Rica |
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