Two patients in intensive care. Three others hospitalized in the medical department of the Nostra Signora della Mercede hospital in Lanusei. All affected by the flu. In intensive care the two patients are fighting an A/H1N1 virus infection, the so-called swine flu. Their conditions are serious. One from Bari Sardo, 60 years old, and the other 45, from Tertenia, are intubated. In particular, the clinical picture of the latter is considered rather critical.
The Ogliastra Local Health Authority is keeping its guard up: «In Ogliastra, at the moment, there is no alarm related to the flu: the company however maintains maximum attention to the phenomenon». From the hospital the Company specifies: «There are currently two people in intensive care affected by pneumonia caused by type A influenza virus, another 3 have required hospitalization and are admitted to the medical unit».












