All the hospitals in the regions of Russia are fully prepared to counter a swine flu outbreak, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said.
"They have a full supply of the necessary antiviral drugs. They have a full supply of disinfectants in hospitals and clinics. All the necessary supply of equipment," TASS cited her as saying.
According to Popova, hospitals have all the necessary and required equipment for artificial pulmonary ventilation and determination of the amount of oxygen in the blood.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor also recalled that the most serious thing about swine flu is its complication – pneumonia. Therefore, she said, care must be taken to prevent the infection. "The main rule is to keep hands, face, nose and everything we hold in our hands clean," she said.
In addition, it is undesirable to visit places with large concentrations of people, but if you have to do it, then you need to wear a flu mask.
After you first notice symptoms of influenza, such as temperature and headache, you should see your doctor, Popova stressed.
The situation in the North Caucasus varies from region to region. The head of the Ministry of Health, Tanka Ibragimov, said that the general threshold of influenza has not been exceeded in Dagestan. 69 cases of swine flu (H1N1) have been recorded in the republic since December 1st 2015 and five deaths from pneumonia were confirmed, RIA Dagestan reports.
ARVI and influenza epidemic risk is 2.6 times below the threshold in Ingushetia, the deputy head of the Ministry of Health of the Republic, Zarema Lyanova, said. Over 400 people were diagnosed with ARVI. The condition of four suspected swine flu patients is stable, RIA Novosti reports.
In Chechnya, according to the deputy head of the regional Rospotrebnadzor, Leila Visaitova, swine flu has been diagnosed in 3 people since September 2015, TASS reports.
According to the regional Rospotrebnadzor, the epidemic risk is below the threshold in Stavropol Territory, but in Stavropol the level has been exceeded by 20%, Interfax-South reports. The number of deaths reached 8. Swine flu has been diagnosed in 18 people.
The average threshold of the epidemic in Karachayevo-Cherkessia, according to Rospotrebnadzor, has been exceeded by 36%. Swine flu has been diagnosed in 68 people. 538 have been hospitalized, including 270 people with pneumonia, another 19 are in intensive care units, RIA Novosti reports.
A quarantine regime has been introduced in educational institutions of North Ossetia: the average threshold of the epidemic is double the norm. Swine flu has been diagnosed in more than 40 people, TASS reports.
No flu cases have been recorded in Kabardino-Balkaria.
