In Suriname, 349 new corona infections and 1 death were registered in November. The new cases were mainly found in people from Paramaribo (131) and Wanica (47).
This is evident from the latest update of the figures on the official COVID-19 website of the Surinamese government. The figures also show that 41 people ended up in hospitals and 1 in Intensive Care.
The number of Covid-19 infections has been rising again in Suriname since October. In addition, there are also cases of flu that occur frequently during this period, but the distinction between flu and Covid-19 can only be made by means of a Covid-19 test.
Flu comes in different variants and with the increase in the number of Covid-19 infections it is strongly recommended to swab if you have the symptoms and / or signs of flu. Only by testing will you know what it really is.
Symptoms and/or signs:
- Fever (at least 37.5°C) with no markedly different focus (or feeling feverish)
- Cough
- Loss of taste or smell
- Body aches or muscle aches with no apparent other cause
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Cold shivers
- shortness of breath
- Sore throat
- Confusion
- Headache (relatively often retro-orbital)
- Running nose
A swab test can be taken daily at the swab stations of the BOG and Tropclinic. The BOG swab unit is open 7 days a week from 08:00 to 17:00. Tropclinic is open from Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 14:00.
The dashboard after the update.
