Wearing surgical masks, a large number of people queued up at the Naidu Hospital, the main referral centre for treating H1NI infection, leading to chaos that forced the authorities to call in the police.
Swine flu was first reported in Mexico, SARS and bird flu in China, but India surprisingly escaped being ground zero for any.
Five more persons, including three in the national capital, tested positive for swine flu on Tuesday as the total number of cases nationwide rose to 68.
Japan Airlines Corp on Tuesday said it will cut the number of flights it operates on eight international routes, including to Delhi this summer.
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The volunteer said he had also volunteered 10 years ago for clinical trials for a vaccine against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.
After swine flu, Uttar Pradesh government has sounded bird flu alert following avian influenza outbreak in Amethi, official sources said on Sunday.
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Mumbai celebrated Ganeshotsav under the shadow of swine flu and in the aftermath of the terror attacks.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad says that the government has sought cooperation from the private hospitals to deal with swine flu.
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History shows us that even effective vaccines could have unknown side effects that could develop over time, warns former Cabinet Secetary K M Chandrasekhar.
Taliban and swine flu are among the evils Mumbai wants to ward off as it preps to light the Holi bonfire.
Under this, Biological E would produce vaccine for India and other South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The central government's decision to continue controlling supply of the swine flu drug, oseltamivir, will help the drug innovator, Swiss multinational Hoffmann-La Roche, and its Indian licencee, Hetero Drugs, maintain their effective monopoly in the country, even as the drug lacks patent protection in India, fear domestic industry circles.
WHO says the regulatory procedures in place for the licencing of pandemic vaccines, including procedures for expediting regulatory approval, are rigorous and do not compromise safety or quality.
Nandkumar says it is too early to say to quantify the deficit in food grain production but, a 6-million hectare deficit in paddy cultivation has been noted in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Nandkumar, whose office has a top view of the farming sector in India says that Indian farmers could somehow make up by growing maize or jowar instaed of paddy.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday told the state governments to crack down on people hoarding and black-marketing swine flu drug Oseltamivir and masks used as protection against the disease, warning that their "shortage will not be tolerated."
Drug firm Strides Acrolab on Tuesday said it is in a position to supply Oseltamivir Capsules, the only available medicine against Influenza A HINI virus (Swine Flu), to meet the demand both from domestic and overseas market.
Technologies like Telepresence enable seamless collaboration amongst distant team members and deliver real time face-to-face interactions between people and places in their work and personal lives. Companies with global presence are expected to cut costs on travel in future due to the swine-flu pandemic. Video-conferencing reduces the dependence on travel and ensures quick return on investment, industry sources say.
IATA has said that airlines globally were 'prepared for the heightened level of alert' following the World Health Organization's decision to move to Phase 5 of its pandemic preparedness plan. The global airlines body and the WHO have prepared guidance materials for the airline staff, including cabin crew, maintenance workers, cleaners, passenger agents and cargo and baggage handlers.
The increase came after World Health Organisation raised its flu alert level to phase five out of six, signalling that a pandemic was 'imminent'. It called on all countries to immediately activate their pandemic preparedness plans.
Foreign tourist arrivals continued to dip despite the Visit India 2009 scheme launched by the government offering several concessions to woo tourists.
With the World Health Organisation declaring that the H1N1(Swine Flu) virus poses a significant threat to India, the government has gone into overdrive trying to prevent the spread of the disease.
UEFA have no immediate plans to postpone next week's Champions League match between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan due to swine flu restrictions in Ukraine.
The government today decided to allow retail sale of Oseltamivir, commonly known as Tamiflu, the only drug available to treat swine flu.
The parcel counter at various restaurants and hotels are busy thanks to the increase in orders for food to be delivered at home, according to industry sources. Some of the restaurants are working out plans to check out persons who come in and display symptoms of cough and cold while others are planning to come out with leaflets about precautionary measures to be handed over to customers at the entry.
Pune guardian minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said that more doctors and nurses are required in different hospitals in the city to tackle the menace of swine flu."Going by the number of patients admitted to different hospitals and people thronging the screening centres, we have asked the government to arrange for services of 100 doctors and 70 nurses in addition to the existing staff at these hospitals," Pawar said.
Cautioning against corruption in flagship welfare programmes, President Pratibha Patil said on Friday that she favoured reform of governance for effective delivery of public services for which administrators must be responsive to the needs of the people.
With swine flu deaths in Maharashtra on the rise, political parties have appealed to the people to organise low-key 'dahi handi' programmes on Janmashtami to avoid the spread of the virus. "Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray has appealed to the people to celebrate Janmashtami at home and desist from crowding the streets in the backdrop of the situation," Sena spokesperson Neelam Ghore said.Janmashtami will be celebrated across the country on Friday.
Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, who chaired a special cabinet meeting to review the flu situation in the city, told media persons that though some school managements have decided to close their institutions after flu cases, the government "is not issuing any instruction to close schools".
Asif Lampwala, representing victim Reeda Shaikh's family, told media persons that notices have been sent to Jehangir and Ruby Hall hospitals as well as Dr Sanjay Agarwal against whom a complaint had been filed in the consumer court, alleging medical negligence leading to her death.
Amid the global scare following the outbreak of swine flu, Saudi Arabia has asked Haj pilgrims to provide health certificate showing that they have received flu shots two weeks prior to their departure for the holy sites in the country, health ministry said.
Manufacturers warned on Wednesday that limited stocks of a future swine flu vaccine could be distributed on a "first come, first served" basis, leaving hundreds of millions of people in poorer countries without protection.
Temperamental speedster S Sreesanth, who missed the ODI series against Sri Lanka because of swine flu, and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda were included in the ODI squad for the Tri-series announced by the BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan after a selection committee meeting in New Delhi.
The most important thing for India is to resurrect public health services in the country, says Shankar Acharya.
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