{"id":444043,"date":"2011-06-20T05:17:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T05:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/20\/no-need-to-panic-over-swine-flu-dept\/"},"modified":"2011-06-20T05:17:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T05:17:01","slug":"no-need-to-panic-over-swine-flu-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/20\/no-need-to-panic-over-swine-flu-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"No Need to Panic Over Swine Flu &#8211; Dept"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"23.0077092511\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buanews.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuaNews<\/a> (Tshwane)<\/p>\n<p>19 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Pretoria \u2014 The Department of Health says there is no need to panic should there be an increase in the cases of influenza, including H1N1 (swine flu).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly known as &#8220;swine flu&#8221; &#8230; is now a seasonal influenza virus that co-circulates with other seasonal viruses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The department would like to reassure the public that it is well geared to respond to the influenza situation in this country, including H1N1,&#8221; it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The department urged the public to take preventative steps to reduce the chances of getting flu.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These steps including basic hygiene measures such as sneezing into a tissue and disposing of it safely, washing of hands regularly with soap and water, avoiding contact with sick people, staying at home when developing influenza-like symptoms to avoid infecting others,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Following these steps could limit the chances of getting flu and also reduce the number of South Africans who succumb to it.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>View post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106200002.html\" title=\"No Need to Panic Over Swine Flu - Dept\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No Need to Panic Over Swine Flu &#8211; 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