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Nagpur: Deaths of four patients suffering from swine flu were reported by the authorities in the city on Wednesday. Another patient undergoing treatment at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) also passed away on the day. With these deaths, the total number of patients who have succumbed to the disease …
A day after Sirsa reported its first swine flu fatality this season, the district health authorities have put all government hospitals on alert. The health authorities have set up an isolation ward at the General Hospital, Sirsa, and organised a meeting of medical officers and senior medical officers yesterday and …
Hyderabad: Two women who had given birth recently were among the four persons who succumbed to swine flu in the city on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths to 14 since August 1. Officials said 21-year-old woman who had delivered a baby 10 days ago succumbed to swine flu …
With the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirming H1N1 virus on swab sample of a patient who died on October 18, the death toll due to the disease in the state since January this year has touched 42. According to health officials, reports received from NCDC on Wednesday confirmed …
Swine flu has claimed 851 lives in Maharashtra so far this year. The state health department data reveals that 43 of the 851 victims were residents of bordering states, which accounts for 5% of the total death toll. "Some of these people were residents of districts bordering Maharashtra and were …
The Delhi government has directed schools in the Capital to issue an advisory on swine flu and display public notices about the respiratory disease on their notice boards. “All heads of government, government-aided, and unaided recognised schools are directed to display the message, enclosed as ‘public notice’, on notice boards …
RAIPUR: After almost 11 days of allowing empanelled labs to carry out swine flu tests, Chhattisgarh government on Monday fixed the price for such tests at Rs 3250, which incidentally is Rs 1,250 cheaper than the rate fixed by the Delhi government. The government, which has issued a notification in …
Pune: Swine flu claimed five lives in Mumbai, Pune, Satara, Ahmednagar and Nashik on Saturday, taking the number of casualties to 834 in the state this year. At present, 12 patients are critical in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad. A total of 15 people tested positive in the state on Saturday. …
After having dealt with the deluge of dengue patients, the Delhi government is taking no chances ahead of the H1N1 season. Union Health Minister J P Nadda met Delhi’s health minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday to review the preparedness in Delhi for addressing and management of Influenza A H1N1 in …
NASHIK: Swine flu has, so far, claimed 78 lives in the district this year. As many as 22 deaths among them were reported from the Nashik civil hospital, while 56 were at private hospitals. The 78 deaths until September 12 this year are twice the number of the highest deaths …
The Leader of Opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly, Vijender Gupta, has demanded precautionary measures to protect people from swine flu. In a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyender Jain, he demanded that the government should make all possible arrangements to save Delhiites from the deadly disease. …
After dengue, the focus has now shifted to H1N1 influenza. With cases of swine flu already being reported, the Union health ministry on Wednesday issued an advisory to the states. To review the preparedness of states to address and manage H1N1 influenza, Union health minister J.P. Nadda also recently held …
Already battling a dengue crisis, there was more worry for Delhi’s health machinery after six cases of swine flu were reported over the last few days, with two outstation patients critical and on ventilator support. Three middle-aged patients, including a woman, all residents of Delhi, who have tested positive for …
Nagpur: Sunday saw the death of one swine flu patient and two others suspected of the disease at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). The jump in number of patients suspected of having H1N1 infection being admitted to the hospital has sprung the authorities into action. An independent 25-bedded ward …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday ordered state government to vaccinate pigs against swine influenza viruses and control its spread to humans besides ensuring storage of ample medicines at hospitals to control it. The double bench at Gwalior has also asked government steps taken by them to control swine …
Hyderabad: Two swine flu deaths were recorded in Gandhi Hospital on Thursday. The deceased were 49-year old D. Satyanarayan from Ananthapuram and 13-year-old Swathi from Neredmet. This takes the number of swine flu deaths since August to five. Meanwhile the Institute of Preventive Medicine received 50 samples on Wednesday, of …
NAGPUR: Even as monsoon is at its tail end, swine flu infection seems to be raising its head again in the city. Tuesday saw the death of three more patients from the disease, while two others tested H1N1 positive, taking the number of positive cases between Tuesday and Wednesday to …
BHOPAL: Four more patients have died due to swine flu infection in the state capital, according to health officials here on Saturday. So far this year Bhopal reported 5 H1N1 related deaths and over 30 have tested positive for the deadly contagion. Health officials clarified two of deaths were of …
Even as Delhi faces the worst dengue outbreak in five years, health experts have warned that citizens may next be confronted with the deadly swine flu, which is likely to hit the national capital with change of season. According to a senior faculty member at AIIMS, the swine flu carrier, …
Two more swine flu deaths were registered by health authorities Wednesday. A 45-year-old man from Kondhwa Khurd and a 20-year-old woman from Hadapsar died of swine flu infection. The 45-year-old man had fever with cough from August 27 and had taken treatment on an OPD basis. However, as his condition …
