MOROCCO: The swine flu killed five more

Influenza A/H1N1 has five dead in Morocco bringing to 12 the number of deaths since November 16 last, according to an assessment made last Monday by the Moroccan authorities.

Declared June 10 last on Moroccans from abroad, the virus has reached the end of October since a proportion pandemic boosting the number of people suffering from nearly 200 to a total of 2178 cases, said the Moroccan Ministry of Health .

In middle school, 896 students are among the registered cases, dozens of schools have already closed their doors to avoid the worst, is do we.


The country has also killed three of its nationals abroad, women died in childbirth after the virus, two in Spain, third in Canada.

A $ 150 million has been allocated to the response plan.

The vaccination campaign should begin Wednesday in Casablanca, the city, before touching other parts of the country from Thursday, reassured the Ministry of Health.

Morocco would be with 10 million vaccinations, according to several sources, but skepticism remains dominant for the popular support to the immunization campaign which will affect, first and foremost, asthmatics, diabetics and those with d 'chronic lung disease.

The vaccination program on other categories should be launched shortly, says one.