Via Today's Zaman: Swine flu epidemic on the rise across Turkey, new measures taken. Excerpt:
Swine flu cases, which have nearly doubled in a week in Turkey, continue to increase across the country, with new cases being discovered in more provinces.
The number of people infected by H1N1 virus (swine flu) -- which has exceeded 1,100 since the first case was discovered in May -- continue to rise, prompting officials to intensify preventive efforts against the spread of the virus.
Twenty students have been found to be infected by the virus in three districts of the Aegean province of Muğla, the Muğla provincial education director announced yesterday. He said there is no evidence of swine flu in Muğla’s city center so far.
Twelve people were also diagnosed as having the H1N1 virus in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa. Officials said five in the eastern province of Ağrı, three in the Central Anatolian province of Çorum and five in the eastern province of Van have also been found to be carrying the virus.
The Health Ministry announced in a statement that eight out of 1,108 swine flu cases have been treated in hospitals, adding that two patients are receiving treatment in an intensive care unit.
