4 new A(H1N1) cases in Pridnestrovie

Physicians record the new cases of disease, vaccination will be not sufficient for everyone

4 new A(H1N1) cases were confirmed in Pridnestrovie during the last 3 days, Alezander Pechul, the chief epidemiologist of PMR Health Ministry declared today on TV.

“Thus, 5 cases of “swine flu” are registered in Pridnestrovie in all. The new virus was brought to Pridnestrovie from Bulgaria, and the last four people with A(H1N1) returned from Moscow. Two children are among the diseased. All the carriers of the virus have mild and moderate severity state”, the doctor said.

He also noted that the sick are hospitalized in Pridnestrovie and in Chisinau Diagnostic and treatment Center where “the cases were confirmed after laboratory diagnostics”.

Swine flu jabs that is being carried out in most European states and in Russia has not yet been started in Pridnestrovie. According to the local Health Ministry specialists, the vaccine which might be brought to Pridnestrovie by the World Health Organization will be sufficient only for 10% of the population of the country.