New Delhi, August 04: The fear of H1N1 influenza has been rising and so is the number of cases.
Here’s a status check on the virus and what the health ministry is doing to combat it.
The virus has surfaced in at least 22 cities across the country with as many as 558 people testing positive for swine flu in India.
Of them, 470 have been discharged after treatment, the rest were under treatment.
One of the swine flu cases proved to be fatal after a teenaged girl died in Pune on August 3.
Health screening of passengers is continuing at 22 international airports across the country.
24 doctors and 112 paramedics are manning 81 counters at these airports.
Tamiflu has been available at government hospitals free of cost.
More laboratories are being set up to test the virus.
The first swine flu case was reported in India 80 days ago.
–Agencies