Volyn need to prepare for the next influenza epidemic
deselecting Held a meeting on the prevention and treatment of influenza and ARVI, with the participation of heads of regional state administration Volodymyr Gunica, regional Council Igor Palitsa, mayor Nicholas Romaniuk, chief physicians of medical institutions of the region. About the situation of the incidence of influenza and SARS among residents of the region the meeting was informed by the head of Department of health regional state administration Igor Vashenyuk. According to him, as at 5 February in Volhynia 2.2 times exceeded the epidemiological threshold. Overall has recovered from the flu and SARS 10% of the population. In regions the situation with the incidence varies, and therefore, in individual schools and kindergartens quarantine ended. The situation regarding restrictive measures and the incidence continues to be monitored. He noted that the region has enough antiviral drugs for the timely treatment and prevention of disease. The chief of Gossanepidemsluzhby in the Volyn region Natalia Janko stressed the importance of preventive vaccination of populations that are at risk from a new strain of flu expected in Volhynia in late February - early March of this year. Mayor Mykola Romaniuk informed the meeting that in the city of Lutsk, the incidence of influenza and ARVI decreases and therefore January 8, quarantine in secondary schools was completed. However, in the future to monitor the state of morbidity by influenza and ORVI. Vladimir Gonik and Igor Palitsa gave relevant instructions until tomorrow to develop a list of activities for the prevention and treatment of influenza, to be funded from the regional budget. This was reported in Lutsk city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
