Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, in Trinidad and Tobago, Joy Jibrilu says the Ministry is closely monitoring recent cases of swine flu in an effort to minimize its impact on the industry.

“I mean, if you think about it, it was chikungunya, it was Zika, it’s always something you have to be on top of,” Jibrilu said.

Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands told Parliament last week that there were two confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza [swine flu] in the twin-island republic “and of the two laboratory confirmed cases, one of those persons died.”

He said the reported number of flu cases ranges from 200 to 650 annually.

Dr. Sands encouraged all individuals over the age of six months to get vaccinated, especially groups more susceptible to contracting the virus

He said healthcare providers, youth, the elderly, morbidly obese individuals and other groups are more likely to catch swine flu.

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