Sunday, November 7, 2010

Egypt: Minister of Health: Emergency crucial to combat bird flu

Saturday, 6 - 11 - 2010

Cairo: the High Commission of avian influenza in the first meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of the Minister of Health and the membership of a group of ministers, governors and the arrival rate of deaths from the disease in Egypt to 30%.

When I arrived in the global proportion to 60% in some East Asian countries, 80%, and confirmed the Committee to declare a state of emergency in conjunction with the onset of winter this year due to the continued presence of the virus in Egypt, also announced that the Ministry of Health registered 36 cases and deaths since the virus so far in addition to 112 cases, according to the newspaper "Al Ahram".

For his part, Maj. Gen. Hassan benign General Coordinator of the Committee during its first meeting, the Cabinet of the Ministry of Health is scheduled to be held in the Committee fastens with the onset of winter, which is witnessing an increase in the spread of the virus.

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