Chennai, June 15: The government has alerted authorities in six bordering districts of the State after 11 new cases of swine flu were reported from neighbouring Kerala in the last two days.
Health Secretary V K Subburaj said on Monday the fresh cases of swine flu in Kerala were due to the onset of monsoon there and health authorities in Tamil Nadu had been alerted in the six districts to take preventive measures.
Dismissing fears that the outbreak might hamper the World Classical Tamil Conference in Coimbatore, he said the health authorities were adequately trained to tackle the disease and the government had adequate stock of medicines.
“We have also opened stalls to screen those who have symptoms of the disease,” he said after inaugurating the Preventive Heart Failure Clinic at Global Hospitals and Health City here.
On reports that the WHO had wasted large sums of public money by sparking unjustified fears on it, he said, “There was a lot of hype about the disease. It is just like any another flu that can be treated.”
–Agencies