The Gharb council has criticised journalists for passing on information which could lead to the identification of people who were infected with the (A) H1N1 virus.

It said it was working with the Health Department and with Parliamentary Secretary for Prevention Mario Galea so that all the necessary precautions would be taken to protect victims.

The council said that while the media were mentioning the Gozitan victims’ localities, this was not being done for the cases in Malta. This was causing alarm and negatively affecting tourism.

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