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Central team visits Hyderabad to check Swine flu

Fri 23 Jan 2015

Hyderabad, January 23, 2015(Etemaad News): With 21 people succumbing to swine flu in Telangana so far this year, a team of officials from the Centre today visited Hyderabad and inspected a major state-run hospital here.

The visit of the team came following a request made by Telangana Chief Minster K Chandrasekhar Rao to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister J P Nadda yesterday to help the state in the wake of rapid spread of the swine flu virus in Telangana. Rao, who had held meetings with doctors, officials and private hospital managements yesterday, put the deaths due to the virus at 19 this year and the number of those undergoing treatment at 20-30.

The team visited the state-run Gandhi hospital and discussed the situation with the doctors and government officials on the status of the deadly disease in Telangana. Noting that the virus is not as deadly this year, the officials of the Central team and also the state government said there is no dearth of medicines to treat the disease and that there is no need for

panic.

According to Dr Narasimhulu, swine flu coordinator at the state-run Gandhi hospital, the team has appreciated the measures initiated at the hospital though they made suggestions with regard to wearing of masks among others. He said no fresh death has been reported at the Gandhi hospital, where 34 people are undergoing treatment, till evening.

However, the Gandhi hospital receives cases from other hospitals in the city, including private, as well. 2 more deaths have been confirmed in Hyderabad due to Swine Flu. Officials told that two women aged 55 and 56 died in government hospitals late night on Wednesday. Thus the number of swine flu deaths has gone to 21.

According to officials 247 swine flu cases have been registered in the state so far. 5 people were discharged from Gandhi Hospital on Thursday however two more have been tested positive for Swine Flu.

Meanwhile, Union Minister for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya visited Gandhi hospital and enquired about facilities and condition of those undergoing treatment.

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