Last week, International Committee of Red Cross registered an outbreak of infection disease in Garm district, symptoms of which resemble those of typhoid. Press officer of ICRC Andrei Sidorin informed A-P on March 25 that 85 people were registered with the disease by March 23. About 20 of them were accommodated at the district hospital, where a special department was allocated for them. By information of A.Sidorin, the precise diagnosis of the disease will be available only after tests of samples from Garm. The ICRC office in Garm had already distributed to local medical facilities medicines, water purification tablets, mattresses and blankets for the local hospital.
Special attention is paid to information and prevention of spread of the disease.
After the diagnosis is made, ICRC will send shipment of medical preparations, including antibiotics and information brochures for distribution to the population. A.Mas'ud, at the meeting on March 23, proposed to release all prisoners. Details of the conversation were highlighted to press by press secretary of A.Mas'ud Dr. By his words, the sides discussed perspectives for forming a representative government. Lahtar Ibrahimi expressed concern in regard of fights that broke out in various parts of the country.