RIJEKA: ANALYSIS SHOWS SUSPICIOUS LETTER ISN'T ANTHRAX-INFECTED RIJEKA, Oct 16 (Hina) - Analysis has shown that a letter from Malaysia which arrived in the northern Adriatic city of Rijeka on Monday, suspected of carrying anthrax,
cannot be the cause of any infection, and there is no reason for panic or fear, a local official has said. The letter, addressed to the Trgovacko Poduzece Opatija company, is an invitation to a congress on healthy food. A 44-year-old woman who was in touch with it the most has been kept in hospital for observation and received preventive medication to avert possible consequences, Dr Vladimir Micovic, the manager of Rijeka's Public Health County Institute, said on Tuesday. Three policemen and around 20 citizens who were in touch with the letter written in the Arab script "received medication as a precautionary measure, but also to dispel fear of possible consequences," said Micovic.(hina) ha sb
RIJEKA, Oct 16 (Hina) - Analysis has shown that a letter from
Malaysia which arrived in the northern Adriatic city of Rijeka on
Monday, suspected of carrying anthrax, cannot be the cause of any
infection, and there is no reason for panic or fear, a local
official has said.
The letter, addressed to the Trgovacko Poduzece Opatija company, is
an invitation to a congress on healthy food. A 44-year-old woman who
was in touch with it the most has been kept in hospital for
observation and received preventive medication to avert possible
consequences, Dr Vladimir Micovic, the manager of Rijeka's Public
Health County Institute, said on Tuesday.
Three policemen and around 20 citizens who were in touch with the
letter written in the Arab script "received medication as a
precautionary measure, but also to dispel fear of possible
consequences," said Micovic.
(hina) ha sb