Teenager Dies of Swine Flu in Bulgaria
Society | November 9, 2009, Monday
A man and a child wear a protective mask to prevent the spread of the swine flu virus as they walk in downtown Sofia. Photo by BGNES
Bulgarian authorities have reported the seventh swine flu death in the country.
The health ministry says a 15-year-old swine flue patient, a boy from the town of Kavarna, died in hospital in the coastal town of Varna. This is the seventh reported death from swine flu in Bulgaria and the first fatality in the Black Sea town.
As the number of patients with A(H1N1) is steadily rising, Bulgaria's Health Ministry has announced a national swine flu epidemics emergency, starting from Monday.
All schools in Bulgaria have been shut down and will be in a swine flu break November 9-16. Authorities have recommended limiting the number and scope of public events.
Any decisions for closing nursery schools and universities over the epidemic will be made on the local level.
There will be no mandatory closing of cinemas, theaters, libraries, or other public facilities despite the declaration of a national epidemic.
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