/ / The epidemic in the capital will decline
on 14/11/2009
Influenza epidemic in Moscow, according to Rospotrebnadzor, Monday will go down. The last weekly monitoring has shown that the increase in the incidence of influenza has declined by almost 15%. Meanwhile, in 17 regions of Russia and 42 cities of the epidemic threshold for influenza is exceeded several times. In the cities of the Urals and Siberia, indefinitely extended the autumn school holidays and closed schools.
In Moscow, according to the capital Rospotrebnadzor, for the last week of SARS and flu are sick 142 thousand, 77.5 thousand of them - children. In the department noted that compared to last week incidence decreased by 14.5%, and among high school students - 48%. At the same time in 1396 people confirmed diagnosis of "swine flu" virus (A/H1N1). "The situation was brought under control - said Kommersant's chief sanitary doctor, Gennady Onishchenko, Russia .- Monday will be confident to talk about reducing the rate of morbidity in some regions and Moscow. What made it possible, in particular in the capital to begin a new academic quarter, with due control over the state of children. "
The population of Moscow continued to mass instilled from influenza. According to the latest Capital of Rospotrebnadzor, in clinics, as well as at work or school vaccinated 1.791 million people. Deputy Mayor of Moscow Lyudmila Shvetsova promised that before the end of November "vaccination campaign against influenza in Moscow will be completed. Nevertheless, the epidemic threshold in the capital still exceeded, and security measures remain at the maximum level. Thus, each of the 70 thousand fans who will come in "Luzhniki" at a football match Russia-Slovenia, will receive anti-virus mask. They are, according to Mrs. Shvetsova, will be handed out in the Moscow theater. Masked Monday will work all host population metropolitan officials. As already reported yesterday, "Kommersant, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has promised to select the license of those metropolitan pharmacies in stock that are not masks and influenza drugs.
In Russia, according to Rospotrebnadzor, the epidemic threshold for influenza exceeded in 17 regions. In the most common flu in Siberia. In particular, in Chita, the epidemic threshold is exceeded by more than five times, and local authorities yesterday announced a state of emergency in nine districts of the Trans-Baikal region. In Blagoveshchensk threshold is exceeded in 5.9 times, in Yakutsk and the Amur region - in 3,4 times. In Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg today and at least a week closed all universities, schools and institutions of secondary vocational education, as in Buryatia local government Rospotrebnadzor shut them indefinitely. In the Krasnoyarsk region, where on November 13 confirmed 936 cases of swine influenza (two died), Vacation in schools extended to November 17 inclusive, all public events canceled.
Of the regions of European part of Russia most difficult situation in the Voronezh region, where over the last week registered 7 thousand ill SARS and influenza, and doctors predict that by Monday they will be 12-13 thousand here identified 221 cases of swine flu. All educational institutions of the city will be closed to quarantine on Monday. Recall that MHSD RF reported that of acute respiratory viral infections in Russia, 439 people died. Yesterday swine flu death another man, who lived in Syktyvkar.
The St. Petersburg Institute of Influenza Kommersant reported yesterday about the beginning of mass production "kit for the prevention and treatment of influenza. It consists of two drugs - Alfaron and Ingaron "which, according to the Institute, effective, and to prevent A/H1N1. The end of November will be issued 350 thousand packages set in December and January - to 1.2 million packages. In the sale throughout the country, they arrive at the price of 350-390 USD.
