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2/25/2015 Swine flu death toll reaches 875, number of those infected hits 15,000 Livemint http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BhrFDXxaD5OG23gxiEXKuL/DelhiHCseeksgovtsresponseonstepstakentodealwiths.html 1/5 Like Follow @livemint LIVEMINT | HINDUSTAN TIMES | LIVEHINDUSTAN HOME COMPANIES INDUSTRY POLITICS MONEY OPINION LOUNGE MULTIMEDIA CONSUMER SPECIALS MAKE IN INDIA BUDGET 2015 WORLD CUP 2015 INFRASTRUCTURE | EDUCATION | WORLD | REPORTS | AGRICULTURE COSPONSOR INDUSTRY IMPACT PARTNER ASSOCIATE SPONSOR Tweet 6 0 Comments Subscribe to: Daily Newsletter Breaking News Enter email Latest News 03:26 PM IST One number to watch in Budget 2015 03:24 PM IST Govt may marginally cut fertilizer subsidy in budget 03:19 PM IST Swachh Bharat Mission: Centre sanctions Rs460 crore to 10 states 03:17 PM IST After Anna Hazare, Congress leaders hit the streets on land law 03:02 PM IST Yuan becomes fifth most used currency in the world Editor's picks Finance Commission: NDA resets the federal polity According to the health ministry, Rajasthan accounts for the highest number of deaths at 225, along with 4,734 infections. Photo: PTI New Delhi: Swine flu has claimed 875 lives across the country, with 34 more deaths reported till Monday while the number of those infected with the virus has crossed the 15,000 mark, health minister J.P. Nadda told Parliament on Wednesday. He reiterated that most deaths were due to comorbidities—other diseases or disorders present in the patient. “Patients are coming into hospitals very late and by then the disease co morbidities complicate the cases. We have been repeatedly saying that there is no need to panic but people need to be alert and report to hospitals on time,” Nadda said. The statement came on a day the Delhi high court told the government to list out the steps it has taken or plans to take to deal with the swine flu outbreak within a week. FIRST PUBLISHED: WED, FEB 25 2015. 12 37 PM IST HOME » POLITICS Swine flu death toll reaches 875, number of those infected hits 15,000 Delhi HC asks the govt to list out the steps it has taken or plans to take to deal with swine flu outbreak within a week Vidya Krishnan WED, FEB 25 2015. 12 48 PM Metrolink crash: Truck on tracks derails train in California SLIDESHOW 25 FEBRUARY 2015 Send 0 Share Share ALSO READ Google acquires mobile startup that manages Facebook ads close

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New Delhi Swine flu has claimed 875 lives across the country with 34more deaths reported till Monday while the number of those infected withthe virus has crossed the 15000 mark health minister JP Nadda toldParliament on Wednesday

He reiterated that most deaths were due to coshymorbiditiesmdashother diseasesor disorders present in the patient

ldquoPatients are coming into hospitals very late and by then the disease coshymorbidities complicate the cases We have been repeatedly saying thatthere is no need to panic but people need to be alert and report tohospitals on timerdquo Nadda said

The statement came on a day the Delhi high court told the government tolist out the steps it has taken or plans to take to deal with the swine fluoutbreak within a week

FIRST PUBLISHED WED FEB 25 2015 12 37 PM ISTHOME raquo POLITICS

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Nadda said 875 deaths and 15413 cases of swine flu have been reportedtill Monday 23 February

He said the drug Oseltamivir used during the 2009shy2010 pandemicremains effective for treatment now as well

According to the health ministry Rajasthan accounts for the highestnumber of deaths at 225 along with 4734 infections

Gujarat has the second worst figures with 219 deaths and 3337 infectionsThe third highest figures come from Madhya Pradesh where 117 peoplehave died so far and 660 have been infected

In Maharashtra the virus has claimed 103 lives and infected 1055 people

In Delhi eight people have perished so far and 2337 have been infectedTelangana and Punjab have reported 51 and 37 deaths respectively Halfthe deaths in Andhra Pradesh were due to coshymorbidity while the figuresfor Delhi Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra were 66 413 and 375respectively

ldquoThe situation is being closely monitored by us and all necessaryassistance is being provided to the states Adequate stocks of medicinemasks and PPE (personal protective equipment) are available No effortswill be spared for effectively dealing with the situationrdquo Nadda said

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was ldquocarefully watchingrdquo theswine flu situation in India though it said that there are ldquono signsrdquo yet of themakings of a large outbreak of the H1N1 virusmdashnormal for this time of theyear

ldquoWe are working with the government on this to watch what is panning outin India So far there are no signs of the makings of a large outbreak Butwe are watching carefullyrdquo WHO assistant director general Flavia Bustreotold reporters

The number of people who died from swine flu in 2009 was 981 out of the27236 cases reported while a year later 1763 perished among 20604reported cases

In 2012 there were 405 casualties out of 5044 reported cases

In 2013 5253 people were affected while 699 people lost their lives

Last year 937 cases of swine flue were reported of whom 218 died

The health minister dismissed media reports that there was a shortage ofOseltamivir saying the drug was being manufactured in India

ldquoWe have held meetings with the manufacturers on two occasions Theseindigenous manufacturers have confirmed that they have sufficient capacityand stock of active pharmaceutical ingredients to meet requirements Infact one of the manufacturers is a central public sector undertakingrdquo hesaid

Nadda said his ministry has supplied 58000 capsules of Oseltamivir 3000Nshy95 masks and 9500 PPE to affected states while maintaining anemergency stock of Oseltamivir ldquoIn addition we have in stock 10000 Nshy95masks and sufficient number of PPE To guide and assist the stategovernments teams from the ministry have been sent to TelanganaRajasthan Gujarat Maharashtra and Madhya Pradeshrdquo Nadda said

Meanwhile a Delhi high court bench of chief justice G Rohini and Rajiv

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Sahai Endlaw asked the government to inform it about the steps it hastaken to contain the virus saying there is a need to create greaterawareness

The order came in response to a petition seeking the establishment ofmultiple testing laboratories in Delhi and reduction in the cost of swine flutests in order to make them affordable to all sections of society

Counsel for petitioner Leena Tuteja argued that the minimum cost of a testis Rs4500 which was very high and dissuaded people from getting tested forthe H1N1 virus

The case will come up for hearing on 4 March

On Tuesday the Ahmedabad district collector imposed Section 144prohibiting mass gatherings without prior permission because of swine flu

A statement from the collectorrsquos office said ldquoIt has come to our notice thatswine flu cases have been on the rise in Gujarat including AhmedabadThe virus which causes swine flu is contagious and generally infectspeople by entering through nostrils and mouth mostly at crowded placesrdquo

Apoorva contributed to this story

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Nadda said 875 deaths and 15413 cases of swine flu have been reportedtill Monday 23 February

He said the drug Oseltamivir used during the 2009shy2010 pandemicremains effective for treatment now as well

According to the health ministry Rajasthan accounts for the highestnumber of deaths at 225 along with 4734 infections

Gujarat has the second worst figures with 219 deaths and 3337 infectionsThe third highest figures come from Madhya Pradesh where 117 peoplehave died so far and 660 have been infected

In Maharashtra the virus has claimed 103 lives and infected 1055 people

In Delhi eight people have perished so far and 2337 have been infectedTelangana and Punjab have reported 51 and 37 deaths respectively Halfthe deaths in Andhra Pradesh were due to coshymorbidity while the figuresfor Delhi Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra were 66 413 and 375respectively

ldquoThe situation is being closely monitored by us and all necessaryassistance is being provided to the states Adequate stocks of medicinemasks and PPE (personal protective equipment) are available No effortswill be spared for effectively dealing with the situationrdquo Nadda said

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was ldquocarefully watchingrdquo theswine flu situation in India though it said that there are ldquono signsrdquo yet of themakings of a large outbreak of the H1N1 virusmdashnormal for this time of theyear

ldquoWe are working with the government on this to watch what is panning outin India So far there are no signs of the makings of a large outbreak Butwe are watching carefullyrdquo WHO assistant director general Flavia Bustreotold reporters

The number of people who died from swine flu in 2009 was 981 out of the27236 cases reported while a year later 1763 perished among 20604reported cases

In 2012 there were 405 casualties out of 5044 reported cases

In 2013 5253 people were affected while 699 people lost their lives

Last year 937 cases of swine flue were reported of whom 218 died

The health minister dismissed media reports that there was a shortage ofOseltamivir saying the drug was being manufactured in India

ldquoWe have held meetings with the manufacturers on two occasions Theseindigenous manufacturers have confirmed that they have sufficient capacityand stock of active pharmaceutical ingredients to meet requirements Infact one of the manufacturers is a central public sector undertakingrdquo hesaid

Nadda said his ministry has supplied 58000 capsules of Oseltamivir 3000Nshy95 masks and 9500 PPE to affected states while maintaining anemergency stock of Oseltamivir ldquoIn addition we have in stock 10000 Nshy95masks and sufficient number of PPE To guide and assist the stategovernments teams from the ministry have been sent to TelanganaRajasthan Gujarat Maharashtra and Madhya Pradeshrdquo Nadda said

Meanwhile a Delhi high court bench of chief justice G Rohini and Rajiv

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2252015 Swine flu death toll reaches 875 number of those infected hits 15000 shy Livemint

httpwwwlivemintcomPoliticsBhrFDXxaD5OG23gxiEXKuLDelhishyHCshyseeksshygovtsshyresponseshyonshystepsshytakenshytoshydealshywithshyshtml 35

Sahai Endlaw asked the government to inform it about the steps it hastaken to contain the virus saying there is a need to create greaterawareness

The order came in response to a petition seeking the establishment ofmultiple testing laboratories in Delhi and reduction in the cost of swine flutests in order to make them affordable to all sections of society

Counsel for petitioner Leena Tuteja argued that the minimum cost of a testis Rs4500 which was very high and dissuaded people from getting tested forthe H1N1 virus

The case will come up for hearing on 4 March

On Tuesday the Ahmedabad district collector imposed Section 144prohibiting mass gatherings without prior permission because of swine flu

A statement from the collectorrsquos office said ldquoIt has come to our notice thatswine flu cases have been on the rise in Gujarat including AhmedabadThe virus which causes swine flu is contagious and generally infectspeople by entering through nostrils and mouth mostly at crowded placesrdquo

Apoorva contributed to this story

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Ahmedabad collectorinvokes Section 144 toprevent swine flu

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Sahai Endlaw asked the government to inform it about the steps it hastaken to contain the virus saying there is a need to create greaterawareness

The order came in response to a petition seeking the establishment ofmultiple testing laboratories in Delhi and reduction in the cost of swine flutests in order to make them affordable to all sections of society

Counsel for petitioner Leena Tuteja argued that the minimum cost of a testis Rs4500 which was very high and dissuaded people from getting tested forthe H1N1 virus

The case will come up for hearing on 4 March

On Tuesday the Ahmedabad district collector imposed Section 144prohibiting mass gatherings without prior permission because of swine flu

A statement from the collectorrsquos office said ldquoIt has come to our notice thatswine flu cases have been on the rise in Gujarat including AhmedabadThe virus which causes swine flu is contagious and generally infectspeople by entering through nostrils and mouth mostly at crowded placesrdquo

Apoorva contributed to this story

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2252015 Swine flu death toll reaches 875 number of those infected hits 15000 shy Livemint

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One number to watchin Budget 2015

Govt may marginallycut fertilizer subsidy inbudget

India to embark on railinvestment splurgethanks to cheap oil

Railway stocks downfor second day aheadof rail budget

Google acquiresmobile startup thatmanages Facebook ads

PIL for CBI inquiryinto AIIMS graft HCseeks Centrersquos reply

With triple the wagesChina still attractsIndian producers

Ahmedabad collectorinvokes Section 144 toprevent swine flu

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Swine flu claims 100 lives in past 3 days

Swine flu outbreak 40 new drug storesin Delhi granted license to sell Tamiflu

Swine flu toll touches 6 in Delhi

Six fresh cases of swine flu reported inDelhi

2252015 Swine flu death toll reaches 875 number of those infected hits 15000 shy Livemint

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Narendra Modi seeks to replace crowdedIndia slums with 20 million hellip1 comment bull a day ago

DrSankabattula Venkatarao mdash Modi Siryouare great

Land acquisition Modi signals govt tostay the course1 comment bull 10 hours ago

DrSankabattula Venkatarao mdash Certainlyhelpful to the welfare of Common Man

Delhi to pilot budget made by peopleArvind Kejriwal6 comments bull a day ago

Avishek Srivastava mdash this is called astransparent and motivational governancegreat job guys you are hellip

NDA govt moves on subsidyrationalization after Delhi debacle4 comments bull a day ago

Rational_Human mdash Good The dumbpeople of Delhi should not affect the rest ofIndia benefiting from a hellip

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India to embark on railinvestment splurgethanks to cheap oil

Railway stocks downfor second day aheadof rail budget

Google acquiresmobile startup thatmanages Facebook ads

PIL for CBI inquiryinto AIIMS graft HCseeks Centrersquos reply

With triple the wagesChina still attractsIndian producers

Ahmedabad collectorinvokes Section 144 toprevent swine flu

WORLDCUP 2015 NEWS

BUDGET 2015 NEWS

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Six fresh cases of swine flu reported inDelhi

2252015 Swine flu death toll reaches 875 number of those infected hits 15000 shy Livemint

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Rational_Human mdash Good The dumbpeople of Delhi should not affect the rest ofIndia benefiting from a hellip

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Narendra Modi seeks to replace crowdedIndia slums with 20 million hellip1 comment bull a day ago

DrSankabattula Venkatarao mdash Modi Siryouare great

Land acquisition Modi signals govt tostay the course1 comment bull 10 hours ago

DrSankabattula Venkatarao mdash Certainlyhelpful to the welfare of Common Man

Delhi to pilot budget made by peopleArvind Kejriwal6 comments bull a day ago

Avishek Srivastava mdash this is called astransparent and motivational governancegreat job guys you are hellip

NDA govt moves on subsidyrationalization after Delhi debacle4 comments bull a day ago

Rational_Human mdash Good The dumbpeople of Delhi should not affect the rest ofIndia benefiting from a hellip

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