Flu is coming

Baku/ 11.01.19/Turan: Following Georgia, the death from swine flu (H1N1) was registered in Armenia, the country"s Health Ministry reported today.

So far, the number of patients with the flu has exceeded 1,200, of whom almost 700 were hospitalized.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Georgia reported about the death of 15 people from "swine flu" since the beginning of the year.

By the decision of the Prime Minister of Georgia, the drug against the flu "Tamiflu" all citizens of Georgia will receive free of charge.

In addition, emergency outpatient treatment for influenza will also be free for all.

"In the period of increased morbidity, the state takes upon itself the payment for financing the urgent outpatient clinic since January 12," the Ministry of Health of Georgia reported.

The authorities of Azerbaijan assure that there is no virus of this flu in the country, and measures are being taken to treat potential patients. However, preventive measures today are expressed only in the processing of transport entering Azerbaijan from Georgia.

If to take into account that the citizens of Azerbaijan most often visit Georgia, it is not difficult to guess what the degree of risk of the spread of the virus is.

The cases of flu were recorded in Turkey also. -02D-