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FIRSTPUBLISHED:WED,FEB252015.1237PMIST

Swinefludeathtollreaches875,numberof
thoseinfectedhits15,000
DelhiHCasksthegovttolistoutthestepsithastakenorplanstotaketodealwithswineflu
outbreakwithinaweek
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NewDelhi:Swinefluhasclaimed875livesacrossthecountry,with34
moredeathsreportedtillMondaywhilethenumberofthoseinfectedwith

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thevirushascrossedthe15,000mark,healthministerJ.P.Naddatold
ParliamentonWednesday.
Hereiteratedthatmostdeathswereduetocomorbiditiesotherdiseases
ordisorderspresentinthepatient.
Patientsarecomingintohospitalsverylateandbythenthediseaseco

FinanceCommission:
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morbiditiescomplicatethecases.Wehavebeenrepeatedlysayingthat
thereisnoneedtopanicbutpeopleneedtobealertandreportto
hospitalsontime,Naddasaid.

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ThestatementcameonadaytheDelhihighcourttoldthegovernmentto
listoutthestepsithastakenorplanstotaketodealwiththeswineflu
outbreakwithinaweek.

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Naddasaid875deathsand15,413casesofswinefluhavebeenreported

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tillMonday,23February.
HesaidthedrugOseltamivir,usedduringthe20092010pandemic,
remainseffectivefortreatmentnowaswell.
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Accordingtothehealthministry,Rajasthanaccountsforthehighest
numberofdeathsat225,alongwith4,734infections.

biggies
Gujarathasthesecondworstfigures,with219deathsand3,337infections.

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ThethirdhighestfigurescomefromMadhyaPradesh,where117people

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havediedsofarand660havebeeninfected.
InMaharashtra,thevirushasclaimed103livesandinfected1,055people.
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InDelhi,eightpeoplehaveperishedsofarand2,337havebeeninfected.
TelanganaandPunjabhavereported51and37deaths,respectively.Half
thedeathsinAndhraPradeshwereduetocomorbiditywhilethefigures
forDelhi,MadhyaPradeshandMaharashtrawere66%,41.3%and37.5%,
respectively.
Thesituationisbeingcloselymonitoredbyusandallnecessary

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assistanceisbeingprovidedtothestates.Adequatestocksofmedicine,
masksandPPE(personalprotectiveequipment)areavailable.Noefforts
willbesparedforeffectivelydealingwiththesituation,Naddasaid.
TheWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)saiditwascarefullywatchingthe
swineflusituationinIndiathoughitsaidthattherearenosignsyetofthe
makingsofalargeoutbreakoftheH1N1virusnormalforthistimeofthe
year.

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Weareworkingwiththegovernmentonthistowatchwhatispanningout
inIndia.Sofar,therearenosignsofthemakingsofalargeoutbreak.But
wearewatchingcarefully,WHOassistantdirectorgeneralFlaviaBustreo
toldreporters.
Thenumberofpeoplewhodiedfromswinefluin2009was981,outofthe
27,236casesreported,whileayearlater,1,763perishedamong20,604
reportedcases.
In2012,therewere405casualtiesoutof5,044reportedcases.
In2013,5,253peoplewereaffected,while699peoplelosttheirlives.
Lastyear,937casesofswinefluewerereported,ofwhom218died.
Thehealthministerdismissedmediareportsthattherewasashortageof

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indigenousmanufacturershaveconfirmedthattheyhavesufficientcapacity
andstockofactivepharmaceuticalingredientstomeetrequirements.In
fact,oneofthemanufacturersisacentralpublicsectorundertaking,he
said.
Naddasaidhisministryhassupplied58,000capsulesofOseltamivir,3,000
N95masksand9,500PPEtoaffectedstates,whilemaintainingan
emergencystockofOseltamivir.Inaddition,wehaveinstock10,000N95
masksandsufficientnumberofPPE.Toguideandassistthestate

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governments,teamsfromtheministryhavebeensenttoTelangana,
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Meanwhile,aDelhihighcourtbenchofchiefjusticeG.RohiniandRajiv

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SahaiEndlawaskedthegovernmenttoinformitaboutthestepsithas
takentocontainthevirus,sayingthereisaneedtocreategreater
awareness.
Theordercameinresponsetoapetitionseekingtheestablishmentof
multipletestinglaboratoriesinDelhiandreductioninthecostofswineflu
testsinordertomakethemaffordabletoallsectionsofsociety.
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isRs
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theH1N1virus.
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prohibitingmassgatheringswithoutpriorpermission,becauseofswineflu.
Astatementfromthecollectorsofficesaid,Ithascometoournoticethat
swineflucaseshavebeenontheriseinGujaratincludingAhmedabad.
Thevirus,whichcausesswineflu,iscontagiousandgenerallyinfects
peoplebyenteringthroughnostrilsandmouthmostlyatcrowdedplaces.
Apoorvacontributedtothisstory.

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