“Saipan is safe, the numbers of suspected H1N1 cases has decreased and no one has been confined for suspected H1N1 at the Commonwealth Health Center now,” CHC medical director Dr. Richard Brostrom yesterday said.
He reassured the community that for most people, H1N1 is not serious except for individuals who are pregnant or those who have complications, but medicine is readily available.
With the opening of public school classes on Tuesday, Brostrom is urging the parents not to send sick children to school.
He is also urging the community to practice the same caution in the workplace.
Brostrom said unlike in the first few months, people are no longer rushing to the hospital for confinement whenever they experience flu-like symptoms.
Department of Public Health acting Secretary Pete Untalan said the decrease in numbers of suspected H1N1 cases could be because the messages they have been sending have gone through.
“This could only mean that the people are heeding the messages not to panic because something can be done about H1N1,” he said.
He added that the Department of Public Health has been implementing its H1N1 flu prevention and preparedness efforts through flu vaccination programs and school outreach campaign.
Last month, CHC confirmed there were six cases of H1N1 on island. Over a hundred suspected H1N1 cases were also reported.
