The ill-equipped Infectious Diseases Hospital in Beleghata in the city braced for a flood of swine flu patients with two persons admitted yesterday testing positive and the countrywide count increasing rapidly.
In the wake of the growing number of HIN1 cases and the death of a school child in Pune, city schools have launched multi-pronged strategies, including strict implementation of the 'no-school-if-sick' rule.
Anticipating 30 per cent rise in the number of H1N1 flu (swine flu) patients due to change of season, the Punjab government has started steps to check the spread of the virus in the state.
Following the death of a student in Pune due to the virus, Punjab has issued fresh alert to civil surgeons in the state to identify flu cases.
Mumbai: Parents in Pune have pressed the panic button after the death of Rida Shaikh, the first in the country to fall to swine flu, on August 3. On Wednesday over hundreds of people thronged Pune
Pune: Serum Institute of India (SII) is working at a furious pace on producing a H1N1 vaccine. SII is among the three labs selected by the WHO in India to develop the vaccine. So far, there has been no vaccine made of this kind anywhere worldwide and around 25-30 labs globally are working on developing this vaccine.
In April, the company had announced that it had got the World Health Organisation contract to develop and manufacture the vaccine. The company is in talks with both the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to bring down the administrative time lag.
The death toll in the swine flu pandemic has passed the 1,000 mark, with 1,154 deaths since the outbreak was uncovered in April, data published today by the World Health Organisation showed.
Swine flu now reaches 168 countries and territories, the WHO said in its latest update on its website.
The Arunachal Pradesh Government has sounded a swine flu alert across this hilly Northeastern State, besides intensifying the precautionary measures to combat the disease.
48% Of Patients In India Are Aged 10-14 Yrs
Children aged between 10 and 14 years are proving most vulnerable to the deadly H1N1 influenza virus, reveals a health ministry analysis. Rida Shaikh (14), India
