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  Swine flu claims 38 more lives, death toll crosses 800

  India | February 22, 2015 21:01 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu claimed 38 more lives in the country taking the death toll beyond 800 even as the total number of people affected by the disease today breached the 13,000 mark.According to Health

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  Show cause notice to 2 labs for overcharging for swine flu test

  India | February 22, 2015 7:33 IST

  New Delhi: Cracking the whip, the Delhi government yesterday issued show cause notices to two private labs for allegedly charging more than the specified limit of Rs 4,500 fixed by it for swine flu tests. 

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  Steps taken to deal with swine flu, encephalitis: J P Nadda

  Politics | February 21, 2015 18:07 IST

  Siddharthnagar: Union government has taken all necessary steps to deal with swine flu and Japanese encephalitis, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said today.  Arrangements for vaccines and necessary treatment to deal with swine flu

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  Swine flu spread wings in Hyderabad, over a dozen IPS trainees test positive

  India | February 21, 2015 9:09 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu scare gripped the Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) with over a dozen IPS trainees down with flu-like symptoms.As reported earlier, twenty four people were tested positive for the H1N1

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  Swine flu: Tourism industry could be big loser

  India | February 20, 2015 18:48 IST

  New Delhi: The rapidly rising number of swine flu cases in national capital has become a cause of concern for the tourism industry.Hotel and tourism department officials fear that if the government fail to contain

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  Swine flu under control, claims Delhi health minister

  India | February 20, 2015 17:43 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain has claimed that all is well on the swine flu front and in February only one patient has succumbed to the disease.A total of 110 more swine flu

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  Why swine flu patients in Delhi are bound to depend on private laboratories

  India | February 20, 2015 17:38 IST

  New Delhi: There are only three laboratories in government-run hospitals in capital where authorities carry out swine flu test for free of cost. These are: National Center for Disease Control, AIIMS and VP Patel Chest.In

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  Swine flu claims 703 lives; PM directs proper treatment for patients

  India | February 20, 2015 13:49 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday has asked health officials to ensure necessary treatment and adequate medicines for swine flu patients while affected states have been offered central assistance even as the death toll

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  40 more deaths due to swine flu; cases cross 11,000 mark

  India | February 19, 2015 23:43 IST

  New Delhi: Forty more deaths due to contagious swine flu were reported in the country taking the toll to 703 as the virus continued to spread its tentacles to new states, including Mizoram, with the

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  Steps in place to control spread of swine flu in WB: Mamata

  Politics | February 19, 2015 21:13 IST

  Kolkata: With five new cases of swine flu detected in the city in the past 24 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government is working seriously towards controlling the spread of

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  Swine flu deaths soar to 663, number of cases cross 10,000; Delhi govt issues helpline numbers

  India | February 19, 2015 19:55 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu deaths have soared to 663 across the country while number of people affected by it breached the 10,000 mark as the virus spread to new places like Nagaland.The figures show that

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  Chemists selling masks at high prices over swine flu scare

  India | February 19, 2015 19:36 IST

  New Delhi: With Delhi witnessing the worst outbreak of swine flu and doctors stressing people should wear masks to avoid the dreaded viral disease, chemist stores in the capital have started selling masks at exorbitant

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  Telangana: 34 fresh cases of swine flu, toll 46

  India | February 19, 2015 19:19 IST

  Hyderabad: Thirty four fresh cases of swine flu have been reported in Telangana, where 46 people have succumbed to the H1N1 virus this year so far.“In the current year from January 1 till February 18,

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  As swine flu toll rises, states told to operate 24X7 helplines

  India | February 19, 2015 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth today urged state governments to ensure round-the-clock functioning of outbreak monitoring cells and necessary helplines as the number of people affected by swine flu in the country crossed the

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  Mumbai Mayor calls swine flu a 'heart disease'

  India | February 19, 2015 17:26 IST

  Mumbai: With swine flu taking alarming proportions, Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar today called it a “heart disease” and made a bizarre suggestion that the municipal authority will plant trees to check the disease.“Swine flu is

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  Vitamin D can boost resistance against Swine flu

  India | February 19, 2015 16:51 IST

  New Delhi: The number of people getting infected by the deadly swine flu virus is rising steadily with each passing day.  Swine flu deaths have soared to 663 across the country while the number of

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  Swine-flu vaccine only for health workers, not for general public: Govt

  India | February 19, 2015 11:47 IST

  New Delhi: At a time when Swine flu deaths have soared to over 600 across the country and number of people affected by it breached the 10,000 mark, the government on Wednesday said that the

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  8 people die everyday due to swine-flu: Rajasthan govt

  India | February 19, 2015 11:55 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu deaths have soared to over 600 across the country while number of people affected by it breached the 10,000 mark. Meanwhile Rajasthan govt on Wednesday, in an alarming disclosure said that

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  Swine Flu: Five myths and cautions if you are infected

  India | February 19, 2015 12:44 IST

  New Delhi: Taking into account the rising number of deaths due to the Swine flu, the Centre has ordered additional stocks of medicines and diagnostic kits to strengthen the fight against the disease.The deaths continue

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  Swine flu deaths at 663, people affected cross 10,000

  India | February 18, 2015 22:54 IST

  New Delhi: Swine flu deaths have soared to 663 across the country while number of people affected by it breached the 10,000 mark as the virus spread to new places like Nagaland.The figures show that