IK The KPS says that more than 17,000 cases of flu were reported by October 2018, here's what it recommends.

The National Institute is paying attention to the epidemiological performance of seasonal flu across the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, intensifying work on the ground.

A total of 17,119 suspected flu cases, 2,9148 cases of acute respiratory infections and 16 serious acute respiratory cases, have been reported from January 9th to January 9, 2019.

Furthermore, cases are said to be reported by all Kosovo municipalities except municipalities with Serb populations.

The largest number of cases reported by the municipality of Pristina, Prizren and Podujevo from October have seen slight growth, during the following months of November and December, but do not exceed the epidemic threshold.
A total of 76 suspicious samples in the flu have been tested in the laboratory of the national flu centre IKSHPK until January 9, 2019.

Today, on the 09.01,2019th, by the IKSHPK-The National Grid Center laboratory has confirmed a positive case in Influence A. The National Institute has already provided the right professional recommendations for citizens to be careful and not to be out in cold environments, not to stay indoors with large population density, and to use as many hot fluids and vitamins” as possible, the communiques say.

IK The KPS says that currently the epidemiological situation is under control in terms of seasonal flu, but with the current climate situation ruling in Kosovo, there is the possibility of increasing cases. /Periscopi