"Everyone should have an exercise of responsibility and prudence"
After visiting the Abate Hospital, the town of Malvinas Argentinas, the President said that doctors "will not only help with medicines but help communication and language." For his part, Minister Manzur guaranteed that "there are treatments available," and recommended that people "do not treat."
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner today called on all people to "exercise prudence and great responsibility" before the advance of influenza A.
"We all have to do an exercise great prudence and responsibility," the president said in a press conference at the hospital in Malvinas Argentinas, which highlighted the "very important approach" that the establishment is doing to the situation.
Cristina said that doctors "will not only help with medicines but help communication and language."
"It is very important for everyone to say whatever they want on other topics but, please, on this issue of health and flu, we are absolutely responsible," asked the president, who warned that the misinformation generated "panic" in the people.
The President said that we are witnessing a "pandemic with a new disease" so stated that it is necessary to take action "based on scientific criteria and recommended by scientists."
This was stated by the president as part of a press conference given at the Hospital Abete, the locality of Malvinas Argentinas, after traveling along the Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli, and the Ministers of Health of the Nation, Juan Luis Manzur , and the provincial, Claudio Zin.
For his part, Minister Manzur announced that "will begin to operate other equipment in the space of three or four hours have confirmed cases of swine flu."
The minister assured that "there are treatments available," and advised people to "see your doctor before flu symptoms and not treat yourself."
Manzur reiterated not to self medicate and said yesterday started distributing 300 000 doses of antiviral across the country. In this regard, he insisted that if you have flu symptoms should seek medical advice.
In addition, the health minister said it is monitoring the situation daily and the epidemiological curve clarified that all the measures being taken are part of "a comprehensive plan abrodaje."
He added that it is not "improvise" but guidelines are followed within a comprehensive plan abrodaje.
On the other hand, Manzur said that "they will start to operate other equipment in the space of three or four hours have confirmed cases of swine flu." In that sense, guaranteed that "there are treatments available," and advised people to "visit the doctor if flu symptoms and not treat yourself."
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