8 people released from swine flu quarantine - Ministry of Healthcare
19:08, 28 July 2009
ANA. July 28. KAZINFORM /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ Eight people confirmed to have A/H1N1 flu have been released from quarantine, Minister of Healthcare Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev has said in an interview to the journalists after a meeting with President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
According to the Minister, 13 cases of pandemic flu were registered in Kazakhstan on July 23-27. The diseased persons are 12 Kazakhstani children and one German woman who arrived in Astana. "To date 8 people have been released from quarantine, the other five will be leave quarantine this week too", Z. Doskaliyev said. He also noted that anti-epidemic measures were taken countrywide.
In turn, the Head of the State charged the Ministry to take measures on prevention of spread of disease.