9 Jan, 2018 @ 17:09
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Hundreds of extra staff called in to battle flu epidemic in southern Spain

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FLU: In the Canary Islands there are now 12 fatalities with a further 95 in a serious condition

ALMOST 500 extra staff have been call in to tackle this year’s flu epidemic in southern Spain.

The last week of 2017 saw more than 188 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Andalucia, surpassing 2016’s 181.

It comes before the expected peak in the third and last week of this month, meaning cases are expected to rise.

The average health centre in the region has seen a 25% increase in emergencies, according to the Junta.

 

According to the Junta’s Ministry of Health, the increase in emergencies is up 25% in many health centres and hospitals across Andalucia.

The total amount of cases is up 13.5% compared to last year.

 

In total, the region’s health ministry has hired 438 extra professionals.

This year’s flu is not life-threatening, with health professionals advising that you should feel better within a week and that in most cases, you will not need to see your doctor.

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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