H1N1 has reported a sharp increase in swine flu cases, with more than 12,000 people testing positive for the India virus and 377 fatalities confirmed so far this year. By comparison, last year 14,992 cases and 1,103 deaths were reported. The government has called for health care staff and other essential workers to be vaccinated, and has requested that state governments boost public awareness and increase efforts to detect the disease quickly. It has also recommended that hospital beds are reserved for acute cases.
India has reported a sharp increase in swine flu cases, with more than 12,000 people testing positive for the H1N1 virus and 377 fatalities confirmed so far this year. By comparison, last year 14,992 cases and 1,103 deaths were reported. The government has called for health care staff and other essential workers to be vaccinated, and has requested that state governments boost public awareness and increase efforts to detect the disease quickly. It has also recommended that hospital beds are reserved for acute cases.