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UNICEF: BALI'S RESIDENTS MUST STAY CALM IN FACING H1N1
Denpasar, Bali Province, July 5 (ANTARA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Indonesia office has urged the residents of Bali to stay calm in facing the increasing number of foreign tourists suspected of contracting Influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu virus, visiting Bali.
"The people must stay calm because it's a mild flu, although it could be fatal if not treated properly," Arie Rukmantara, a media relations officer of Unicef Indonesia, told ANTARA here on Sunday.
Over the past few days, Bali has received several foreign tourists suspected of having been infected with H1N1 virus. Four of them have been confirmed of contracting the swine flu virus.
According to Rukmantara, the people should follow the Indonesian government instructions, namely to be calm, know what the disease is and its dangers, and becoming responsive.
"To be calm means that the disease is not categorized as serious. But, why is it considered `a big issue'? It's because it is very contagious, it is transmitted from people to people. In the past, it was thought to come from a pig, but in fact it was not from pigs, it's from human beings. So, actually it has the wrong name, he said.
"We can prevent it by keeping cleanliness. Always wash your hands with soap, and always take liquid antiseptic wherever you go. When you caught influenza, you should stay home so you won't infect others," he said.
He also suggested people to use face masks, both for those who are healthy or those had caught influenza.
The Unicef officer considered Bali Province quite ready to deal with influenza pandemic because the province had carried out an influenza pandemic simulation in Jembrana District in 2008, which was participated in by 5,000 people.
The number of foreign tourists suspected of contracting Influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu virus at Sanglah Public Hospital has continued to increase.
Sanglah Public Hospital's Medical Service Head Dr. I Gusti Lanang Suartana said in Sanglah on Sunday, his hospital first received Correira (26), an Australian tourist, on Friday (July 3), and later Trasi Jurd (40) also from Australia, for H1N1 indications.
"Up to now, the Sanglah Public Hospital's Nusa Indah isolation ward has treated eight patients, consisting of five suspects and three positive swine flu patients," Suartana said.
The three foreign tourists who have been confirmed of being infected with H1N1 virus and being treated at the Sanglah hospital in Denpasar, are Gerry O Brian of Germany, Brian Ariel of Argentine, and Ryan Wood of Australia.
Head of the Bali provincial health service dr. Nyoman
"The people must stay calm because it's a mild flu, although it could be fatal if not treated properly," Arie Rukmantara, a media relations officer of Unicef Indonesia, told ANTARA here on Sunday.
Over the past few days, Bali has received several foreign tourists suspected of having been infected with H1N1 virus. Four of them have been confirmed of contracting the swine flu virus.
According to Rukmantara, the people should follow the Indonesian government instructions, namely to be calm, know what the disease is and its dangers, and becoming responsive.
"To be calm means that the disease is not categorized as serious. But, why is it considered `a big issue'? It's because it is very contagious, it is transmitted from people to people. In the past, it was thought to come from a pig, but in fact it was not from pigs, it's from human beings. So, actually it has the wrong name, he said.
"We can prevent it by keeping cleanliness. Always wash your hands with soap, and always take liquid antiseptic wherever you go. When you caught influenza, you should stay home so you won't infect others," he said.
He also suggested people to use face masks, both for those who are healthy or those had caught influenza.
The Unicef officer considered Bali Province quite ready to deal with influenza pandemic because the province had carried out an influenza pandemic simulation in Jembrana District in 2008, which was participated in by 5,000 people.
The number of foreign tourists suspected of contracting Influenza A (H1N1) or swine flu virus at Sanglah Public Hospital has continued to increase.
Sanglah Public Hospital's Medical Service Head Dr. I Gusti Lanang Suartana said in Sanglah on Sunday, his hospital first received Correira (26), an Australian tourist, on Friday (July 3), and later Trasi Jurd (40) also from Australia, for H1N1 indications.
"Up to now, the Sanglah Public Hospital's Nusa Indah isolation ward has treated eight patients, consisting of five suspects and three positive swine flu patients," Suartana said.
The three foreign tourists who have been confirmed of being infected with H1N1 virus and being treated at the Sanglah hospital in Denpasar, are Gerry O Brian of Germany, Brian Ariel of Argentine, and Ryan Wood of Australia.
Head of the Bali provincial health service dr. Nyoman
