Situation of swine flu in Assam reviewed

The Assam Health and Family Welfare Department today reviewed swine flu situation with officials of the Directorate of Health Services, Medical Education and Gauhati Medical College.
As of today, ten cases have been found positive all over the state and out of them, two deaths have occurred in Jorhat district, a government release said here.
Of the two deaths, one person died at a private nursing home and the other on way to hospital, it said.
The Nodal Officer informed that all district hospitals were fully prepared with isolation wards to keep the suspected cases and all medical colleges were kept ready with ICU facilities to treat any cases of influenza H1N1.

Stock of medicine for treating the cases was available and necessary logistics for treatment were available, the release said, adding, for diagnosis of H1N1, two laboratories - one at Gauhati Medical College's Microbiology Department and another at the Regional Medical Research Centre, Lahowal - were designated for swine flu.
Meanwhile, in Jorhat district where swine flu virus has claimed one life and five have tested positive, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (Jorhat unit) today staged a sit-in and shouted slogans in front of the office of Joint Director, Health demanding proper measures and awareness to prevent spread of the disease and submitted a memorandum to the state Health minister.