The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has confirmed at
\nleast one case of Influenza Swine Flu in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
\nThe Ministry says through its routine and ongoing monitoring and
\nsurveillance activities it has picked up one laboratory confirmed case for
\nthe year 2019.
\nThe patient has made a full recovery without complications.
\nInfluenza A H1N1 commonly called \u201cswine flu\u201d is caused by a
\nrespiratory virus, with symptoms such as Fever; Cough; Sore Throat;
\nHeadache; Vomiting and Diarrhoea.
\nThe Ministry says most people who become infected with influenza will
\nrecover in a few days but some people can develop complications some
\nof which may be life-threatening.
\nIt is advising the public to be proactive and take the necessary
\nprecautions to reduce the risk of transmission of influenza and other
\nrespiratory viruses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment has confirmed at least one case of Influenza Swine Flu in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Ministry says through its routine and ongoing monitoring and surveillance activities it has picked up one laboratory confirmed case for the year 2019. The patient has made a full recovery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"\n