07:47 PM
Friday, September 20, 2024
Written by: Hassan Morsi
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health, revealed the details of the cases suffering from nausea and digestive system symptoms in Aswan Governorate, saying: “There is an improvement in the cases suffering from digestive system symptoms; as a result of the efforts of the Ministry of Health in dealing with these cases.”
Abdel Ghaffar added, during an intervention on the “Extra News” channel, that Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, directed all concerned agencies, led by Major General Dr. Ismail Kamal, Governor of Aswan, to reach the main cause of these symptoms, and deal with patients appropriately to provide treatment services.
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Health provided advice to citizens to prevent gastrointestinal symptoms, by washing hands before and after eating, cooking food well, washing fruits and vegetables and ensuring the cleanliness of food, not eating food from street vendors, and obtaining food from safe sources.
He continued: “The central team is still working accurately and scientifically to reach the main reasons for the spread of these symptoms in the past days, and there are no microbiological changes in the drinking water in Aswan, and the initial indicators of examining the samples confirm that there are no changes related to the presence of any specific bacteria in the water or in the food samples that were taken from street vendors.”
