Just to remind Jamaicaviews readers that the recent flu epidemic known as the Swine Flu is still a threat to the Caribbean. Recently a 17 old year old Dominican female resident doed from complication caused by the disease. A recent Jamaica Gleaner report stated that  ‘Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are among the other Caribbean countries that have reported cases.’

We all have to be on the alert and follow basic hygiene principle such as

  • Clean your hands regularly.
  • Wash your hands with soap and water, and dry them thoroughly.
  • Use alcohol-based hand rub if you don’t have immediate access to soap and water

Remember not because it is not in the news that does not mean it is gone away. The media has a very short life span and they can sometimes make things look like it is in the distance past when it is very much alive with us.

Filed under: Current Affairs • Health

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