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د. "The health services in the Kurdistan Region are at a very high level," Barzanji said in an interview with the Kurdistan Regional Government's Media and Information Office.

Text of the interview/

What is the current level of the coronavirus in Kurdistan?

د. Saman Barzanji: Fortunately, the number of cases in Kurdistan is very low. I can say that there were very few or no admissions to hospitals that month, and the death rate was zero. This is encouraging, but it does not mean that we will stop, because we are still constantly testing suspects and treating those who are infected.

What has made the coronavirus not as dangerous as it used to be?

د. Saman Barzanji: The development of immunity plays a big role in preventing cases from being so dangerous. There are two ways in which the immunity is created. In addition, the virus, called Omicron, mutated and spread, which itself had an easy and moderate form with humans, unlike the one in August, which was very severe. These and the control of the virus in the world has reduced the impact of this virus, but we are constantly monitoring and testing for cases through our teams.

Are the hospitals and doctors reserved for coronavirus patients now the same or have they returned to normal?

د. Saman Barzanji: Many hospitals have returned to normal and there is only one hospital in each city to receive patients. These hospitals have not only been useful for coronavirus patients, because we have had cases such as hemorrhagic fever in these hospitals for treatment, so we have kept a private hospital in each city.

What is the level of the hemorrhagic epidemic in the Kurdistan Region and what have you done for this purpose?

د. Saman Barzanji: Hemorrhagic fever is not a new disease, but it has existed since ancient times, but it needs to be controlled because it is a dangerous disease with a high mortality rate of 50% Uncooked meat and fluids from animals that may be infected and have no symptoms, and are also transmitted to humans through feces. Therefore, it must be prevented by spraying and we have notified the Ministry of Agriculture two months ago and fortunately now our teams with veterinary teams in the Ministry of Agriculture are controlling it. We have specific procedures for identifying and isolating cases.

It is summer and there is another disease called nausea. Is it necessary to prepare for this disease or is it related to the change of seasons?

 د. Saman Barzanji: The nature of the disease is that nausea and vomiting increase in two waves every year, especially among children, this is natural and not a new and suspicious case and is currently under control and international standards The purpose has been taken and there are preventions and treatments. Of course, we also take cholera samples every year to make sure the disease is not spreading, so 10% to 20% of patients have stool tests in outpatient clinics to detect cholera cases, so that if there is, we can take different measures.

Have you made any preparations to control the monkeys if they reach the Kurdistan Region?

د. Saman Barzanji: This disease was not in the Middle East, it used to be in several African countries and other countries, but now it is more widespread. We are currently monitoring the situation and we receive daily reports from the World Health Organization. If we know that the disease is close to us, then we will have the ability to diagnose the disease Fear should be created among citizens when it has not reached that level.

What is the health environment in the Kurdistan Region?

د. Saman Barzanji: This is a very broad question. If the issue is health services, it is at a very high level, which is interpreted according to assessment, statistics and health principles. For this reason, international reports, the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) tell us that we are good in terms of health services and we are following up, what is related to the health system and citizen satisfaction There is no system in the world where citizens are hundreds of