Flu makes one more victim

A man aged 65 from the municipality of Chisinau died in the morning of February 19 after developing complications from the AH1N1 virus. This is the fourth victim made by the flu so far this year.

Medical vice director of the Municipal Clinical Hospital No.1 Ion Artenii has told IPN that the man was hospitalized in a very serious condition on February 11. The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia and the AH1N1 flu virus. “He suffered from diabetes and this fact facilitated the development of the disease, with severe complications that resulted in death,” he stated.

One more man aged 36 is suspected of developing pneumonia caused by AH1N1. He is now in the intensive care section of the same hospital.

According to the National Public Health Center, over 130 cases of flu have been reported so far this year. The cases of death include a 12-year-old girl from Valea Perjei village of Taraclia district, a woman from Chisinau municipality and a pregnant woman from Cahul.



Ukraine is redirecting its grain exports to alternative routes after Russian attacks on Black Sea ports disrupted maritime transport. According to the Ukrainian Minister of Agriculture, Taras Vysotskyi, the new routes will be able to handle at most half of the volume previously exported through the ports in the Odessa region, and full capacity is expected to be reached only by the end of August, reports IPN, citing Reuters.

The Ukrainian official specifies that over 30 million tons of cereals and oilseeds risk not reaching international markets if the situation in the Black Sea does not improve. The direct losses for the Ukrainian agricultural sector are estimated between 1.5 and 3 billion dollars this year.

The Ministry of Infrastructure in Kiev reports that in July, there were 35 attacks on ships in ports, 22 on ships at sea, and 67 on port infrastructure. Ukrainian producers are already feeling the effects of the blockade, and the prices of cereals and oilseeds have dropped by about 30%.

Ukraine is striving to maintain exports via rail, road, and the Danube. However, these routes can only ensure about 50-55% of the volume of approximately six million tons exported monthly through the Black Sea ports. In addition, logistical costs have risen by 45-50 dollars for each ton exported.

Russia asserts that its attacks are aimed solely at military targets and maintains that Russian agricultural infrastructure and commercial vessels in the Black Sea have, in turn, been the target of attacks.

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Flu makes one more victim

A man aged 65 from the municipality of Chisinau died in the morning of February 19 after developing complications from the AH1N1 virus. This is the fourth victim made by the flu so far this year.

Medical vice director of the Municipal Clinical Hospital No.1 Ion Artenii has told IPN that the man was hospitalized in a very serious condition on February 11. The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia and the AH1N1 flu virus. “He suffered from diabetes and this fact facilitated the development of the disease, with severe complications that resulted in death,” he stated.

One more man aged 36 is suspected of developing pneumonia caused by AH1N1. He is now in the intensive care section of the same hospital.

According to the National Public Health Center, over 130 cases of flu have been reported so far this year. The cases of death include a 12-year-old girl from Valea Perjei village of Taraclia district, a woman from Chisinau municipality and a pregnant woman from Cahul.


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1 IANUARIE, 2025
1 IANUARIE, 2025