Pune For the first time in six months not a single case of H1N1 virus has been reported at Sassoon General Hospital in last two days. There has been a positive drop in the number of cases at the government hospital.
Surat: Seven patients admitted to various hospitals in city tested positive on Sunday. Meanwhile, city administration served two more hospitals with a notice for not reporting positive swine flu cases, as per the norm. The government figures show that as many as 20 swine flu patients are receiving treatment in various hospitals in the city.
Mumbai The state health department will seek 2,500 doses of H1N1 vaccines from the Centre for the immunisation of healthcare professionals exposed to the virus.
Vadodara/Rajkot: Swine flu claimed two more lives in the city on Tuesday, while a 40-year-old woman lost her life due to the pandemic in Rajkot.
The first victim in Vadodara was SK Bhatnagar, who was admitted to a private hospital, and died early on Tuesday morning while Suresh Patel died was at SSG hospital (SSG) later in the morning.
With the National Institute of Virology (NIV) admitting that the H1N1 viral transmission has not yet stopped, imported H1N1 vaccine will soon be administered to the high-risk groups of doctors and paramedics dealing with swine flu patients.
At a hearing here at the Council of Europe, a European Union human rights watchdog, the World Health Organisation (WHO) denied on Tuesday that it was unduly influenced by drug companies to exaggerate the dangers of the H1N1 flu virus.
Pharmaceutical firms picked up multi-million dollar vaccination contracts when the United Nations health agency declared the flu a pandemic last June.
Pune With the National Institute of Virology (NIV) admitting that the H1N1 viral transmission has not yet stopped, imported H1N1 vaccine will soon be administered to the high-risk groups of doctors and paramedics dealing with swine flu patients.
