Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss government has adopted new regulations for fighting the A(H1N1) swine flu pandemic, effective Wednesday 1 July, that put a greater burden on doctors and laboratories to more rapidly report suspected cases to cantonal public health authorities.
Doctors now have 24 hours to report suspected cases and laboratories have two hours to file confirmed cases of the flu. Labs are now also obliged to file negative reports on suspected cases. Patients must be fully identified (name and address) in all reports, the government notes.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 30 June 2009.
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Tags: A/H1N1, doctors, laboratories, pandemic, patient identities, public health, Swiss news
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