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Filipinos in the UK and Ireland Advised to take Precautionary Measures Against A/H1N1

Monday, 04 May 2009 00:00 Erwin S. Gret
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4 May 2009 - The Philippine Embassy in London has advised all Filipino nationals living and residing in the United Kingdom and Ireland to take precautionary measures in light of reported cases of A/H1N1 in said countries.

As of May 3, the World Health Organization has reported 15 cases of A/H1N1 in the United Kingdom and one in Ireland.

There are 200,000 Filipinos in the United Kingdom and 12,000 in Ireland.

The Embassy also instructed the Philippine Honorary Consulates under its jurisdiction to closely monitor suspected and confirmed swine flu cases and to report cases involving Filipino nationals.

Filipinos who have concerns on A/H1N1 may call the Embassy hotline at 07802790695.

The Philippine Nurses Association of UK, the largest organization of Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom, helped distribute the Embassy's advisory and other UK Government reminders on the A/H1N1 outbreak.

Filipino healthcare workers were specifically asked to take extra precautions. "The Embassy noted that the nurses and caregivers are among the most vulnerable to possible infection as they are exposed to the virus and their resistance levels may not be strong because of long work hours.  They need to take care of themselves as they take care of others," Ambassador Edgardo B. Espiritu said.  END
 

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