{"id":1426,"date":"2025-10-21T16:02:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.throngtalk.com\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:02:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:02:51","slug":"liberia-ministry-of-health-gives-seasonal-flu-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.throngtalk.com\/?p=1426","title":{"rendered":"Liberia: Ministry Of Health Gives Seasonal Flu Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dispatch From MOH<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health (MOH) informs the general public of an increase in seasonal flu cases nationwide, with Montserrado County reporting the highest number. Common symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, headache, body aches, and fatigue. High-risk groups are children and students, elderly persons, pregnant women, Individuals with chronic illnesses (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preventive actions include&nbsp; seeking medical attention if you develop these flu-like symptoms and wearing a mask when around others. Stay home when sick to prevent transmission. Wash hands regularly with soap and clean water. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Disinfect frequently touched surfaces. Avoid crowded and poorly ventilated areas. Government&#8217;s response includes enhanced surveillance in health facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public awareness campaigns in communities and through the media. Collaboration with the Ministry of Education to strengthen health measures in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health assures the public that effective measures are being implemented and encourages everyone to adhere to these preventive actions to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Dr. Catherine Thomas-Cooper, Chief Medical Officer approved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dispatch From MOH The Ministry of Health (MOH) informs the general public of an increase in seasonal flu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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