"Do not panic" reassures the Ministry of Health

Alert Coronavirus in Algeria

"Do not panic" reassures the Ministry of Health

June 2, 2014

The Ministry of Health reassures: "no unnecessary panic but remain vigilant" as is set addressed by the Department of Abdelmalek Boudiaf after the confirmation of two cases of coronavirus in Tlemcen and Tipaza. The Director General of the Department of Prevention Health Smail Mesbah, who was yesterday's guest writing radio Channel III stated that "the two confirmed cases have been isolated and supported in specialized structures. " In contrast, he assured "no contamination was revealed among the relatives of people with these two." While calling for "vigilance" Smail Mesbah unveiled prevention device set up by the Ministry of Health since 2012 and thanks to the efficiency of this device that the two cases were identified in time "We have alerted all our health facilities, checkpoints and border health hospital and reference laboratory coronavirus which Algeria is the only African country to dispose of." The same official also reassures the means and medical teams to deal with all eventualities. "We have the capacity to make the diagnosis of this new infection," he revealed. As for the mechanism put in place, he explained that "this device consisted of prepositioned stock security means protection (mask and goggles ..) in all health facilities in the country." He says that "this device safety stock was established in 2102 end." According to him, "it is not a health care facility that does not have this safety stock of these means." This device does not stop at only this aspect. Smail Mesbah has revealed that "the second element of this device is to make each hospital, it is a service dedicated to isolation if an event occurs." The Director General of the prevention Ministry of Health ensures that "all health teams are mobilized to detect these cases." He explains that "any case which would essentially Saudi Arabia or the Middle East and who present within 10 days after the return of fever, cough or respiratory gene to be hospitalized, placed in isolation, collected and processed, "stressing that" any case potentially contagious been an epidemiological investigation and this is what was done. " As regards the prevention device for pilgrims Smail Mesbah notes that this is done before leaving for Umrah and Hajj. He says that this operation is done with the collaboration with the Office of Umrah and Hajj and with all stakeholders. It is also to educate pilgrims before departure and during their stay inform them immediately consult in case of fever and return to also look for fever "Besides the first case was hospitalized on the day of his arrival because he had a fever and cough, "a-til said. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemidi-dz.com%2Findex.php%3Foperation%3Dvoir_article%26date_article%3D2014-06-02%26id_article%3Devenement%2540art5%25402014-06-02