(Mountain) amending the national plan to combat influenza .. and looking for a legal opinion for the postponement of the Hajj and Umrah

Date: 23/06/2009

Dr. Hatem el-Gabali, Minister of Health, amendments to the national plan to combat pandemic influenza in Egypt, whether swine flu or avian influenza, most important of which was a ministerial decision issued yesterday, the formation of a committee to determine the highest scientific standards for the future and for the outbreak and spread of avian and swine influenza in Egypt, so as to the application of the national plan to combat the epidemic on the basis of those criteria and the stages of the disease developed, and approved by the Commission, the actual indicators and how to deal with each stage,

The mountain of the Commission to prepare a detailed report reflecting the degree of seriousness of the disease in Egypt, to be presented before the end of this week, informed sources said that the minister will send a report of scientific criteria for dealing with the disease, and stages, and the degree of severity and cruelty of the current and future, to Dr. Ali Gomaa, Mufti of the Republic,

The mountain is through his position to develop the disease to the fact that the Mufti, to take whatever measures and actions on the numbers of pilgrims, and pilgrims, and the possibility to postpone the time and the pilgrimage season, and with it the discretion of the legal opinion, or of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.

He also asked the minister of d. Ashraf Hatem, and in coordination with Dr.. Mr. Nasr, a scientific protocol determines the degree of seriousness of swine flu epidemic, in the current phase and future phases, so that there are specific indicators depend on the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of infected cases,

The minister also asked to identify evidence of several degrees often «three distinct levels and colors are green, yellow and red» is on the basis of two factors, I: is to determine the degree of seriousness of the disease, and cruelty, and the number of cases infected with the disease, as well as the number of suspected cases, in addition to the recovery rate, The second factor: Fajas how to deal with the disease in various stages.