April 28, 2024

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The Ministry of Health confirms the death of six children due to infection with the syncytial virus

The Ministry of Health confirms the death of six children due to infection with the syncytial virus

Andrea Al-Baghli, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Health, noted that “in the days that have passed since that report, we had a total of six minors registered in our health statistics and information system, which will be reflected in the next report.”


In the midst of the increase in respiratory viruses and the outbreak of syncytial virus, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Health Andrea Al-Baghli reported the number of minors who died as a result of the situation and lamented that the victims “were three less than one year in age.”

In a conversation with TVN, Al-Baghli noted, “In the days that have passed since that report, we have had a total of six minors registered in our health statistics and information system, which will be reflected in the next report.”

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In the same vein, Mensal announced that every Wednesday the agency will update the figures, in order to “report the number of deaths under the age of one year, and this will be published in a weekly report.”

Regarding the criticisms received by the various authorities in the health field, Al-Baghli downplayed the importance of the drama and emphasized that “everyone who has a position of authority we have to always be open to self-criticism while we are in this situation and, therefore, we welcome (reviews) to review any of our procedures we can improve.” “.

“The perception that it is a proven delay, this is not correct,” he said.