Kerala has reported the season's first death due to H1N1 virus ahead of the onset of southwest monsoon as various types of viral fever spread in the state, including a large number of dengue cases.
Fresh outbreaks of dreaded H1N1 virus have surfaced in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and some other states claiming at least 21 lives in the last three months.
Poonawalla said booster vaccines have no demand as there is general lethargy among people and also because they are fed up with the pandemic.
Two persons, who tested positive for H1N1, died in Kerala even as 14 more swine flu cases have been reported, officials said on Sunday.
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.
A lady and her daughter from New Jersey have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in Bengaluru.The 29-year-old mother and her 3-year-old daughter had come to Bengaluru from New Jersey last week. A mandatory check was conducted following which their blood samples were sent to Pune. The Test report from Pune were positive for the H1NI.
'It is a bigger challenge for Mumbai because we have a dense population and people are staying in very, very small rooms.' 'So even if there is one case, then it can spread to you know, four or five people are staying together.'
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