Swine flu toll 965 so far: Nadda

Posted on 28th Feb 2015 10:52 am by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) There was no shortage of drugs to treat swine flu which has claimed 965 lives so far across the country this year, union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said Friday.

A total of 965 people have died due to swine flu this season but there is no need to panic, he said in the Lok Sabha.

The minister said there was no shortage of medicines to treat swine flu affected people and it is available in government hospitals and dispensaries free of cost.

"We had made arrangements for doctors, medicines, testing facilities, isolation wards in November with the active support of the state governments," he said.

Nadda, however, said that there was a need for more labs to test for the virus.

He said the swine flu symptoms like mild fever and cough are very common but medicines must be taken immediately once the disease is suspected, without waiting for the test results.

He said even if a person takes swine flu vaccine, it is not foolproof and personal protection measures like a mask and cleanliness have to be taken.

Other news

Firecracker Ban: Firecrackers will not be sold in Delhi even this year, the government completely banned

Keeping in view the possible deterioration in the air quality in Delhi with the onset of October,

How Kolkata Knight Riders can reach IPL 2022 playoff, know what is the complete maths

Kolkata Knight Riders i.e. KKR had a good start in IPL 2022, but the team kept on losing in the m

Mizoram: CM advised to congress worker 'Be silent on the liquor policy'

On friday, In Aizwal CM said in week

Manipur Violence: A hearing will be held in SC today in the Manipur case, Center filed an affidavit and said- the investigation handed over to CBI

The Supreme Court will hear the case of women roaming without clothes in the northeastern state o

Just one more... then I will not bring any BJP MLA in SP: Akhilesh Yadav

BJP, including SP, BSP has also released the first and second list of candidates for the assembly

Rohit Sharma should open with this batsman not KL Rahul in the T20 format, Bhajji advised and explained the reason

The first match of the three-match T20 series between India and the West Indies will be played on

CEC Appointment: Congress opposes the appointment of a new Chief Election Commissioner, saying- this decision is anti-constitutional

Congress has opposed the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner of the country. Congr

Shaitaan: The booking of Ajay's 'Shaitaan' started, and the film did so much business even before its release.

Ajay Devgan is in the news these days about his upcoming film Shaitan. Horror thriller film 'Shai

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan: Saba Azad's song came into limelight, and Hrithik Roshan's reaction to girlfriend's song went viral

Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Trailer Launch: After the success of 'Dream Girl 2', Ananya Pandey is ready to

Semiconductor: HCL-Reliance form semiconductor together, both can buy a 30-30 percent stake in ISMC

Reliance Industries (RIL) and HCL Technologies may enter the semiconductor space. Both companies