Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) At least 50 people have died due to swine flu in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in recent days, health officials said here Friday.
In Punjab, 27 people have died so far while over 80 confirmed cases of swine flu have been reported from the state.
Three deaths have been reported from Chandigarh.
In Haryana, 20 casualties have been reported, additional chief secretary, Health, Ram Niwas said Friday.
"(In all) 121 positive cases of swine flu and 20 casualties have so far been reported in the state. As many as four patients are on ventilator, chemo-prophylaxis has been given to 459 contacts and 27 cases are still in hospital," he said.
"The Haryana health department has made adequate arrangements for the treatment of patients suffering from swine flu. Adequate stocks of Tamiflu and PPE kits have been made available. Ventilator facility has been provided and isolation wards have been set up in all hospitals of the state," Niwas said.
Health officials in both states said that monitoring of people suspected to have symptoms of swine flu was being done and confirmed cases were being treated in isolation wards of hospitals.
They said that adequate stocks of medicines were available and people were being made aware about the spread of the disease.
US sanctions Chinese network helping Iranian company
The US on Thursday banned a network based in China. He is alleged to have sent aerospace parts to
Delhi Blast: Al Falah University under scrutiny, ED raids 25 locations in Delhi-Faridabad
The strings of the terrorist attack in Delhi have now reached Faridabad, Haryana. The Enforcement
NEET-JEE Exams Date: Waiting for students to end, exam dates announced tomorrow
New Delhi: Relieving students seeking admission to the country's prestigious engineering and medi
During the SCO summit, India and China expressed concern about the Ukraine war with Russian Presi
56 pieces of the body, some cooked and eaten, sensational revelations in Kerala's sacrificial case
There has been a stir in Kerala after the case of human sacrifice due to black magic came to ligh
In the next few days, the summit of G20 countries is going to be held in New Delhi. However, even
Politics: BSP MLAs meet Akhilesh Yadav, doubts about joining the party remain
There is talk of some MLAs of the Bahujan Samaj Party meeting the top leadership of SP on Tuesday
Mix vaccine trials can be started in the country in a few weeks, the government informed
A big trial can be started in the country in a few weeks about the prevention of corona. Dr. NK A
The festive season is near. In such a situation, the launch of new smartphones continues continuo
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for
