Swine Influenza: India Swine Flu Death Toll Goes Up

The number of people to die of swine flu in India has risen to six with the death of a number of patients. BBC reported that six patient were in serious conditions in the western city of Pune. A number of schools have also been temporarily shut down in the country over fears of children contracting the disease. It was also reported by officials that more than 800 cases of the H1N1 flu strain now exist in India.

In addition to a 53-year old doctor of indigenous medicine and a four-year old boy who died in hospitals in Western Pune and Southern Chennai Cities, three people died of the flu in Western India; a 43-year old businessman who was visiting Ahmedabad city in Gujarat state, a 42-year old teacher in Pune city and a 53-year old woman in Mumbai city. Panic keeps growing among the people with the swine flu deaths making it to the front pages of newspapers and main TV news.

As the death toll increases, health officials have told people not to panic. The BBC’s Southik Biswas in Delhi said though the number of swine flu deaths in India was still low, there were concerns over the badly-run and under-equipped government hospitals to handle the rising tide of patients.

(Source: WORLD NEWS)